Definition of PROTOLOGISM

protologism

Meanings

Plural: protologisms

Noun

  • A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.

Origin / Etymology

Coined by Mikhail Epstein in 2003, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism, by analogy with prototype and neologism.

Synonyms

sniglet

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