Neologism

Basically, a new word that comes into a language through creatively using that language. Borrowed words from other languages and dialects are not neologisms.

Ebonics: Ebony Phonics

Notice both ebony and phonics are 'english' words, these two words were creatively used to create a new english word.

by Dwayne December 4, 2003

neologism

The promotion of which is the sole purpose of urbandictionary's existence.

Urbandictionary is a collection of neologisms.

by DrIdiot January 13, 2006

neologist

Actually a neologism, a neologist is one to creates neologisms. Technically, since the term 'neologist' is a 'neologism' it self-perpetuates simply by existing- or not, technically.

A neologist is one who makes up words

Neologist: "Then I told him to go worbunk himself, else I'd go get my argon beam and suptifly 30 hyrdrolargs of kensiom on his ass"

by regretsareawaste April 22, 2008

Neologist

An individual inclined to making up new words. Based on the noun Neoligism: The introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words.

John being a neologist had a habit of making up new words that strangely enough while newly formed appeared to make sense.

John is neologistic in nature.

by mykeyg August 14, 2012

Neologism

A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word") is a word that, devised relatively recently in a specific time period, has not been accepted into a mainstream language. By definition, neologisms are "new", and as such are often directly attributable to a specific individual, publication, period, or event. The term "neologism" was coined in 1803.1

In psychiatry, the term neologism is used to describe the use of words that only have meaning to the person who uses them, independent of their common meaning. This is considered normal in children, but a symptom of thought disorder (indicative of a psychotic mental illness, such as schizophrenia) in adults.

"Yesterday's neologisms, like yesterday's jargon, are often today's essential vocabulary."
– Academic Instincts, 20014

by plantmilkweedseeds December 25, 2008

neologasm

the intensely pleasurable sensations generated by using, hearing or coining a new word or phrase (that doesn't suck). Frequent neologasms have been proven to reduce the biological age of both the speaker and the listener. Neologism + orgasm.

Him: Volunteers submit over 1000 new definitions to Urbandictionary every day. It ain’t fo the money; it’s all about the neologasms.
Her: Oh baby!

by Slumdog January 25, 2009

neolijism

The sticky mess that erupts when you use your newly coined word or phrase too much before it becomes popular.

Jeff was trying to get everyone to use pusstastic to describe their girlfriends' degree of awesome, but really he was just getting smeared with neolijism.

by Evil Architect November 25, 2011