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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] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perhaps ironically, 'nonce' is not a nonce word.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Isn't that true for most words describing words? 'Long' isnt a long word, 'short' is longer. 'Palindrome' is not a palindrome, 'adjective' is a noun, 'name' isn't a name, 'swear' isn't a swear-word...

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

Blurk is a blzdgk

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

Is there a term for words that describe themselves? Kind of like onomatopoeia but different

[–] [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

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

A lep is a ball

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Thants