new words
Recently coined terms
New words is a phrase referring to vocabulary that has recently entered a language.
Languages constantly generate new words through coinage, borrowing, blending, and semantic shift.
What counts as "new" is relative—some dictionaries track words from the past decade, others from the past century.
The dictionary added several new words this year, including doomscrolling.
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- coinageInvented term or currency
- buzzwordTrendy jargon, often hollow
- slang termInformal vocabulary designation
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