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Nonce word (en.wikipedia.org)
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In linguistics, a nonce word—also called an occasionalism—is any word (lexeme), or any sequence of sounds or letters, created for a single occasion or utterance but not otherwise understood or recognized as a word in a given language.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They're called autological.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Very cool, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

thanks again