protologism
protologism n Greek protos, first, original + Greek logos, word; cf. prototype, neologism - a newly created word which has not yet gained any wide acceptance. It is a prototype or a hypothetical projection of a new lexical unit before it may become current in writing or speech. The word "protologism" proposed here and now is itself an example of protologism.
In contrast to protologisms, neologisms are words that have already been in public usage by authors other than their inventors. As soon as a protologism finds its way into newspapers and websites, journals and books, it becomes a neologism.
protologism by Mikhail Epstein November 6, 2003
Urban Dictionary Merch
chonk
$24.95
based
$24.95
unc
$24.95
yunc
$24.95
baddie
$24.95
bop
$24.95
himbo
$24.95
weeb
$24.95
normie
$24.95
stoner
$24.95
got dressed today
$24.95
iykyk
$24.95
pookie
$24.95
goober
$24.95
tomboy
$24.95
feen
$24.95
goated
$24.95
based
$32.95
baddie
$32.95
bop
$32.95
unc
$32.95
yunc
$32.95
himbo
$32.95
weeb
$32.95
normie
$32.95
stoner
$32.95
got dressed today
$32.95
jorts weather
$32.95
iykyk
$32.95
pookie
$32.95
goober
$32.95
tomboy
$32.95
feen
$32.95
goated
$32.95
based
$49.95
baddie
$49.95
bop
$49.95
unc
$49.95
yunc
$49.95
himbo
$49.95
weeb
$49.95
normie
$49.95
stoner
$49.95
got dressed today
$49.95
iykyk
$49.95
pookie
$49.95
goober
$49.95
tomboy
$49.95
feen
$49.95
goated
$49.95
based
$29.95
unc
$29.95
yunc
$29.95
himbo
$29.95
weeb
$29.95
normie
$29.95
stoner
$29.95
got dressed today
$29.95
iykyk
$29.95
pookie
$29.95
tomboy
$29.95
feen
$29.95
goated
$29.95
demon time
$32.95
boo fucking hoo
$32.95
boo'd up
$32.95
i'm dead
$32.95
vampire hours
$49.95
spoopy
$29.95
boo
$29.95
goblin mode
$49.95
fighting demons
$49.95
batshit
$32.95
touching grass today
$32.95
touching grass today
$49.95
Urban Dictionary of Technology
$24.95
Urban Dictionary of Sex
$24.95
Urban Dictionary of Family
$24.95
Urban Dictionary of College
$24.95
Urban Dictionary of Money
$24.95