| 单词 | neologism |
| 释义 | neologism (once / 49248 pages) n A neologism is a made-up or new word. Neologisms can be fun-ti-ful, but the problem is making sure others understand what you mean. The word neologism was once a neologism itself. It was created by gluing the French prefix neo- onto the Greek logos or "word." People coin neologisms all the time, linguists track which ones stick, and eventually, we all feel they're old friends. Or maybe not: random samples from words coined in 2003 include: adultolescence, pastability, pre-zactly, and neomaxizoomdweebie. WORD FAMILYneologism: neologisms, neologist+/neologist: neologists USAGE EXAMPLESThe names themselves, with their strange Greek neologisms, suggest just how far the language strained to tout the novelty of the experiences. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) Still running — deadline Monday night, Oct 17: our Hyphen the Terrible neologism contest. Washington Post(Oct 13, 2016) Your neologisms don’t all have to come from the same day’s paper. Washington Post(Oct 06, 2016) 1n a newly invented word or phrase Syn|Hypo|Hyper coinage, neology blend, portmanteau, portmanteau word a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings word a unit of language that native speakers can identify 2n the act of inventing a word or phrase Syn|Hyper coinage, neology invention the act of inventing |
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