coinages
Freshly minted terms
Coinages are newly invented words or phrases.
The term comes from coining money—stamping out something new and putting it into circulation.
A coinage might fill a gap in the language, name a new phenomenon, or simply amuse its creator.
Some coinages catch on and become standard; most fade quickly.
Shakespeare's coinages include "assassination" and "bedroom."
Word combining two others
- blendCombine into mixture
- buzzwordTrendy jargon, often hollow
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- protologismProposed new word
retronym · acronym · initialism · backformation · derivation · compound · clipping · borrowing
Aromatic culinary herb
- stampingForceful foot motion
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- denominationNamed religious group
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
specie · medal · medallion · token · numismatics · die · planchet · obverse
Smallest meaningful language unit
- etymologyWord origin study
- lexicographyCompiling word reference books
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
terminology · diction · expression · locution · word-formation · neology · wordsmith · philology
Creating something original
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
- noveltyQuality of being original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
freshness · creation · devising · formulation · conception · fabrication · construction · authorship
portmanteau
Word combining two others
protologism · retronym · acronym · initialism · backformation · derivation · compound · clipping · borrowing · calque
mint
Aromatic culinary herb
- stampingForceful foot motion
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- denominationNamed religious group
bullion · specie · medal · medallion · token · numismatics · die · planchet · obverse · reverse
morpheme
Smallest meaningful language unit
- etymologyWord origin study
- lexicographyCompiling word reference books
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
vocabulary · terminology · diction · expression · locution · word-formation · neology · wordsmith · philology · semantics
innovation
Creating something original
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
- noveltyQuality of being original
ingenuity · freshness · creation · devising · formulation · conception · fabrication · construction · authorship · genesis
- vocabularyword, words, new words, term, terms
- wordsword meanings, word origins, word history, word roots, synonyms
- Modern Slangslang, jargon, buzzwords, neologisms, internet slang
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- word studyword origins, word roots, word meaning, word meanings, word formation
- terminologyterms, jargon, lingo, nomenclature, vocabulary
coinagesstock phrases
Formulaic common sayings
common parlance · archaisms · standard terms · everyday words · everyday language
- gold coinageMoney made from Au
- silver coinageMoney made from precious metal
- copper coinageCurrency struck from reddish metal
- word coinageInvention of new vocabulary