Questions tagged [neologisms]
A neologism is a newly coined word or phrase that has not yet been accepted into mainstream language.
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What would be an appropriate antonym for "aletheia" ( αλήθεια)? [closed]
As witnessed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aletheia, the
word aletheia (αλήθεια) has come to be used for truth in some modern philosophical contexts. What would be an appropriate antonym based upon ...
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Hat-trick is for three, what's the word for four consecutive successes?
The term "hat trick" originated in the sport of cricket in the mid-1800s, referring to a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. The achievement was traditionally ...
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Stress in "agentic"
Wiktionary gives the pronunciation of agentic (meaning agent-based or having agency) as
/eɪˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk/, /əˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk/
with the stress on the second syllable.
Why?
The related word agency has its ...
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Following standard English rules, is 'Buckminsterfullerenic' a valid neologism? [closed]
I'm an English student, currently close to getting C2 certification in a language school in Spain.
During class today, the word 'Buckminsterfullerenic' popped in my mind.
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What is one who draws (as in stalemates) in a vote called?
I'm looking for a one-word answer. For example, a person who jogs is called a jogger. I've looked through Merriam-Webster, Oxford, and Collins, and none of them have a term for this definition. Feel ...
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Is "opaquescent" a valid alternative to "opacifying" for describing a gradual transition toward opacity?
I'm looking for a term that emphasises a gradual, possibly inherent transition from transparency to opacity.
I know the verb "opacify" (and its forms like "opacifying") already ...
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What is a natural-sounding verb form for the word dorveille?
I am writing a poem and I found the word dorveille, which means to be in a state of being half asleep and half awake. Here's an example text:
In the preindustrial West, most people slept in two ...
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Are there any English dictionaries that include the (new?) word 'go-withs'?
An online word game recently had the words brat, bun, mustard, and sauerkraut listed under the category “bratwurst go-withs”. I’ve never seen this word before, but googling suggests that it’s being ...
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I have byhearted the poem [closed]
I know that I have learnt the poem by heart is idiomatic and correct native English. But most Indians, even the teachers of English use byheart as a verb. One of the English professors who I worked ...
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Is there a good term for a 'paper trail' that actually consists of e-mail communication?
I've seen "digital paper trail" and "electronic paper trail", but I'm wondering if there is a better (more elegant, widely used?) term for a record of electronic communication that ...
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Is "rewardist" a real word/profession?
There's a new TV show called Tracker about a man who goes around the country helping people find missing loved ones. Rather than describing himself as a private investigator, he says he's a "...
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Sets, setts and settes
In the Oxford English Dictionary, sett and sette are listed as variants of set, and it appears to me, from the links, that such use is attested as from 1387.
I want to use sett and sette, in addition ...
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Term for a word based on an initialism
I recently came across the word 'geeb', a pronunciation and "wordification" of 'GB', itself an initialism of 'gravity bong'. It reminded me of 'okay', which has a similar relationship with '...
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Word for nonce antonyms formed by reversing idioms
Someone recently used "on-limits" to describe something that was allowed, i.e. not "off-limits." The same person subsequently described unplugging something as "plugging it ...
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How common is 'rider' in the sense '[a]n amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract'?
I came across a usage of the common word rider on a TV cookery show that I'd never met before. On checking, I found just two online dictionaries with the very specific definition
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