I was going to ask about your social group’s neologisms but then looked the word up to make sure I was using it right and discovered that’s not what they’re called when they’re just used by one small group:
The most precise studies into language change and word formation, in fact, identify the process of a “neological continuum”: a nonce word is any single-use term that may or may not grow in popularity; a protologism is such a term used exclusively within a small group; a prelogism is such a term that is gaining usage but still not mainstream; and a neologism has become accepted or recognized by social institutions.
So! Are there new words your household or friend group have invented and started using? What are they?
Any you’ve heard somebody else using that you’ve adopted or detested?
I’ve seen people use the term “Lockheed left” a few times after I used it once.
Damn, @UlyssesT@hexbear.net @privatized_sun@hexbear.net take note
That’s amazing.
Another good one is labor aristokkkrakkker.
This is some next fucking level standard Maoist English.
Could you use it in a sentence? I want to make certain I’m using it correctly before I spread that one far and wide
The lockheed left castigated me for not supporting the banderite state of Ukraine.
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in my house:
- cruft - filth that isn’t easily classified as dust, fluff, or crust needs its own name
- chult - a contraction of “child” and “adult;” we got tired of saying “teen” and iirc were joking around about how it sounds weird/dismissive/whiny and needed a stronger word
Huh cruft sounds actually useful.
Gotta few proctologisms, amirite
SeeS - “See you later,” pronounced like the word See played forward then reversed, like a YTP.
Godan kveldar innam stoga - “Good day”, nonsense norwegian, the word “kveld” (“ar” not part of the actual word) means evening, but is used regardless of time of day. Derived from a slightly antiquated greeting of “God kveld i stua.”
SeeS or SooS
Classic
Maybe even some Swooce or SweewS
Extra wet: Liquid IV and similar “hydration enhancers”
Zoop: to ride an electric rental scooter
Zooper: an electric scooter or the person riding one
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Hexbear: A six pack of these bad boys
A ‘[word] clicker’ is someone who frequently does [word]. For instance, a ‘pizza clicker’ would be someone who frequently eats pizza. A ‘theory clicker’ would be someone who reads a lot of theory. You could also do it with a verb instead of a noun, so a ‘run clicker’ would be someone who goes on a lot of runs. There’s a lot of possibilities we havent fully explored.
It’s whatever FOTM audio stim that I’ve grown attached to that’s some bizarre sequence of vowels and consonants not used in English.