languify

The general term applied to the practice of imitating the grammatical and pronunciation rules of another language but inserting English (first language) words. See also Frenchify and Espanify.

When I could not think of the word for "window" during my conversation with the Frenchman, I languified it into "la window."

by President Handell January 13, 2005

wordsperm

The stage of a new word between its first few uses and the time that it is popularly accepted. Often during this stage, the new word will evolve and mutate definitions, parts of speech, and, occasionally, spelling.

While the term "blog" was still a wordsperm, Glenn Reynolds created his "Instapundit" website, which would soon become one of the most popular blogs on the Internet.

by President Handell January 16, 2005