Lexichondria

The abnormal hunger to learn new words or find out what certain words mean as they're discovered.

He doesn't mean to be pretentious, he merely has severe lexichondria.

by Helly Shep September 24, 2016

lexipoem, or lexicopoem

lexipoem, or lexicopoem n (Gr. lexis, "word, phrase, expression," from legein, "say", + Gr. poiein, "to make or compose") – a single word as a poetic composition; a neologism as a creative work.

Ralph Emerson said: "Every word was once a poem."
The word "lexipoem" is an abbreviation of this aphorism condensed into a single word.

Every word (lexis) was once a poem (poiema)… and still IS at the moment of its coinage.

by Mike December 25, 2003

Lexiconnoisseur

Describes the sort of person who would make up a word like "lexiconnoisseur" and then tell everyone about it.

TB is a lexiconnoisseur.

by Alex Black July 9, 2005

lexiconnoisseur

Describes the sort of person who would make up a word like that and then tell everyone about it.

Tycho is a lexiconnoisseur

by kflott July 10, 2005

lexiconnoisseur

The kind of person who would make up a complex word and then boast about it to his e-posse.

Tycho, from Penny Arcade

by Midwest_Expatriate July 10, 2005

Lexicon

A song by the Germs. \m/

I'm gonna go floorpunch to Lexicon Devil now.

by Mole March 5, 2005

lexipoeia, or lexicopoeia

lexipoeia, or lexicopoeia n (Gr. lexis, "word, phrase, expression," from legein, say, and Gr. poiein, "to make or compose") – word-composition, word-creation; the minimal genre of literature, the art of composing a single word, a neologism (from roots and combining forms)

There are many sorts of neologisms: new brand names, scientific terms, political or technical jargon, colloquialisms, and slang. When a word is composed for the word's sake, as a manifestation of its beauty, this genre of verbal creativity is called "lexipoeia."

by Mike December 25, 2003