Sorry, Myr, I should have acknowledged it as coming from an old French word but sometimes an old expression makes a recent comeback, often with a slightly new meaning; in which case it qualifies as a neologism. I thought this might apply to "~" as often when you don't find a term in OneLook that's either because it's very obscure and technical or has a new and recent meaning. Also I did find it in UrbanDict, suggesting its status as a comeback in the realm of slang

Another possible example of such a return is "ave (ah vay)", Latin/Old-English for hail, or greetings (as in ~ Maria). It seems to be making a comeback in expressions like "~, my friend"

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