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A neologism is a newly coined word or phrase that has not yet been accepted into mainstream language.
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Part Two: When was “googleable” or “googlable” first used?
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Part one is here, and cites references and dates about the verb ‘to google’, and asks about the syllabification and spelling of googl(e)able.
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This was originally my second questi …
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What do you call someone who is obsessed with video games?
I need a slang word which means someone addicted to playing video or computer games.
Could gameaholic work?
It can't be nerd or geek because although those expressions denote someone who is obsessiv …
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What did Colbert mean by “bedude form"?
In his most recent monologue on The Late Show, the comedian host Stephen Colbert, gently mocked a New York Times reporter's style of writing (watch the excerpt on YouTube)
“500 words” she whispere …
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Whatever happened to "eyeglasses", "facial tissues", and "video game consoles"?
NB: I am not referring to portmanteau words which are neologisms made by blending two words together such as smoke and fog to obtain smog. …
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What do you call a Q&A user who posts a question but never checks back?
I have searched for a term that describes users who post questions and then disappear without trace. These users will post and write their questions in a great flurry, sometimes ignoring the basic ru …
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19th century American English "slang"?
As I was doing a bit of research online I stumbled on this Children's Corner page 311 from the American Farmers' Magazine 1858. And, frankly, there are a lot of words that look totally foreign to me. …
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