A neologism is a newly coined word or phrase that has not yet been accepted into mainstream language.
A neologism is a newly coined word or phrase that has not yet been accepted into mainstream language.
Examples of current neologisms include:
- taser (named for Thomas A. Swift's electric rifle)
- meme (shortened form of mimeme from Ancient Greek mīmēma, "imitated thing")
- nonagamist (backformation modeled on bigamy or monogamy).
