neologism
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Pretty much every internet user has seen this occur in some form, which is why Doctorow’s neologism took off so widely.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso” “Me espresso” may end up the year’s best pop neologism — but let’s not overlook the linguistic invention in “Walked in and dream-came-true’d it for you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
The psychological neologism can range in meaning from the feeling of anticipated loss to outright trauma from climate change.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
Though it didn’t appear in print until 1984, and though others have also been credited with the neologism, Ms. Loden claimed authorship of what became an enduring metaphor.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
My father says he is a nauseating commercial neologism.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing neologism
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "N"
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