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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Neologisms #164247 12/14/2006 3:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York daleh, knock yourself out! http://www.langmaker.com/db/Langmaker:Neologisms Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neologisms #164248 12/14/2006 4:42 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Anna thank you most kindly for that link, I have placed it amongst my Faves However, I have had to take a time out from my collection because they come too fast, while it sometmes takes over an hour to research and satisfactorily define a new word. Since there have to be tens of thousands that might qualify and I'm an old fart at 76... However, if I decide to quit altogether, I'm wondering what to do with 5600 entries. Any suggestions appreciated No, not that one dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neologisms #164249 12/14/2006 5:17 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > No, not that one heh. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neologisms #164250 12/14/2006 7:04 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass "Internet chatters and online gamers have cromulated words such as leet, roxor, woot, and the result of this cromulation has caused confusion to many. However, to the cromulators, these cromulates are perfectly intelligible." actually©, I'd have said they're perfectly cromulent. p.s. - many of the words at that site are cheeseworthy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neologisms #164251 12/18/2006 12:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I suppose my idea of a neologism is less inclusive than the compiler(s) of that list. I would not call literary references like "Banquo" or "Calvinball" to be neologisms; they are figurative uses of existing words. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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