new word
Recently invented term
A new word is a recently coined term or expression that has entered a language, often filling a gap in vocabulary or naming something previously unnamed.
New words emerge from technology, culture, slang, or blending existing words.
What counts as "new" is relative—today's new word may feel unremarkable in a decade.
The dictionary added several new words this year, including "doomscrolling.|
- acronymWord made from initials
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- affixationBinding morphemes to stems
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- compoundingElements merging progressively
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