Neologism

/niːˈɒləd͡ʒɪzəm/

Synonyms for "neologism" (67 found)

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neologyneonateneotericneoterismneoteristnew generationnew mannew phasenew sensenew wordnewfangled expressionnonce wordnouveau richenoveltynovus homoparvenuportmanteau wordrising generationstriplingupstart
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Noun(11 words)
neologynew termnew wordnonceportmanteaupresent-day phraserecent expressionrecent termsiriasisurochesiayuppy
Adjective(1 words)
new slang term

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linguistic neologismneologism adoptionneologism formationpopular neologismrecent neologism

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The ghastly neologism of the year 2011 is "Kebab murders".

Source: tatoeba (1394641)

"Santorum" is an English neologism, named after homophobic American senator Rick Santorum, which describes the mixture of sperm, fecal matter and lubricant sometimes resulting from anal intercourse.

Source: tatoeba (4456191)

My favorite Yiddish neologism is "faktazye" for science fiction, a portmanteau of the words for "fact" and "fantasy."

Source: tatoeba (10186564)

According to Salem Chaker, the word "Tamazight" meaning the language which has no real existence, is first of all a neologism in the Berber culture, precisely cited in 1945.

Source: tatoeba (10639301)

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