Neologisms
Symbol | *
Definition | A neologism is the term used to describe a word that has been made-up or invented by a speaker, which appears in a transcript of spontaneous speech dialogue. It can also be described as a word which does not appear in the dictionary of the primary spoken language, but which is also not a foreign word.
Description | A neologism may be a slang word that has yet to find its way into mainstream conversation, or it may be the creation of a non-native speaker who has made for example a grammatical error. The so-called slip of the tongue may also be seen as neologisms. It is marked with the asterisk (or star) [*] at the beginning of the "new" or neologism word.
Examples | 1. that candy has a *tutti-fruity taste
| 2. the new ~$L-$X-$D-forty is a *narly model .
| 3. she cared for the new puppy in a *perspecial way
| 4. it was *percept that we all wanted more bagels .