Word For The Day, Thursday, February 6, 2014 – neologize

dictionaries ad nauseam | 6 February 2014 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

neologize \ nee-OL-uh-jahyz \ , verb
1. to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words.
2. to devise or accept new religious doctrines.

Example sentences:
Scientists at Northwestern University, inspired by the faux pundit’s ability to neologize, created a set of nouns for “Colbertian,” which they could use to test the effects of bilingualism.
-- Amina Khan, “Bilingualism: Stephen Colbert's 'truthiness' inspires a language,” The Los Angeles Times, 2012

In the meanwhile, necessity obliges us to neologize.
-- Thomas Jefferson, “To John Waldo,” 1813, Jefferson: Political Writings , 1999

Etymology:
Neologize joins the Greek neo meaning "new" with a variant on –logy , a combining form derived from the Greek logos meaning "word, speech, discourse, reason." This verb entered English in the early 1800s.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[xsmommy]

morning.

[afraidfortherepublic]

WFTD afficiandos are great neologizers!

[secret garden]

Good morning!

[secret garden]

It's a fun hobby.

[secret garden]

A for you.

[xsmommy]

social media has totes prompted much neologizing ; )

[NicknamedBob]

My father was great at coming up with words I’d never heard before, just after he struck his thumb with a hammer.

[tioga]

I understand SD will neologize overdose, yet again, but I had to post this. Study: Fatal Car Crashes Involving Marijuana Have Tripled ...and that doesn't even take into account children and pets getting high from secondhand smoke.

[rarestia]

Our leadership enjoyed neologizing in our meetings, often leaving us confused as to what he was actually asking us to do.

[xsmommy]

oh ti, baiting the stoners again LOL! ; )

[tioga]

I know. ;^)

[tioga]

finally, something useful for all this snow...

[hobbes1]

DUI is a crime.

Not the issue.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Obama, whom liberals idolize
Has made many attempts to neologize
“You can keep” means “you can’t”
Despite his endless rant
Socialists don’t have to apologize

[secret garden]

Totes Magoats. A for you.

[secret garden]

Good morning. Carpentry and profanity are like peas and carrots. At least they are in my garage.

[xsmommy]

xsboy texted me yesterday afternoon to say afternoon classes were cancelled. a bit unusual for SU. he said he had trouble walking on the sidewalks to his first class in the AM. hope the weather is ok next weekend bc we will be making the trek.

[secret garden]

Is it because they are driving waaaaay tooooo sloooow? A+ for you.