Neologism

By Deane Barker • •

A new word, coined to explain a new thing or phenomenon, but that hasn’t been totally accepted by the mainstream yet.

Why I Looked It Up

I don’t remember the book, but I found this passage.

Tracing back how Neologisms are born helps us understand why anyone needed this word in the first place.

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