Directory of Neologisms Resources

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Neologisms are words that have been recently created, and may sometimes find their way into general use. Some arise because of new circumstances or inventions for which no word previously existed, but others are created for purely humorous purposes.

Resources in This Category

• Cyber-Neologoliferation

  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/magazine/05cyber.html
  Article by James Gleick in "The New York Times" explains how new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

• Lexicopoeia

  http://www.emory.edu/INTELNET/lexicopoeia.html
  Provides a definition, and examples created by Professor Mikhail Epstein.

• Neologism Competition

  http://www.fun-with-words.com/neologisms_competition.html
  A long-running monthly competition for readers, by Bob Levey of "The Washington Post". Includes links to past results.

• Sniglets

  http://bertc.com/sniglets.htm
  An alphabetical and phonetic dictionary of made-up words.

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