protologism

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/ === Noun === protologism (plural protologisms) (neologism) 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. Coordinate term: neologism Hyponym: sniglet 2010 August, Alexander Humez et al., Short Cuts, A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, preface, unpaged: Short Cuts examines a wide range of minimalist discursive genres as varied as the bank robber note, the oath of allegiance, the sniglet, and the Facebook profile, focusing on some, mentioning others only in passing (e.g., the pickup line and the protologism), and leaving others unmentioned. 2013 July 12, “3rd annual ‘Write On, Oceanside’ — July 20”, “Community Notes” [5], La Prensa San Diego: Attendees will be encouraged to try their hand at protologism (creating new words) and become the Shake-spears [sic] of Oceanside! 2014 October 7, Janet Kemp, The Star-Spangled Banner, 170 Success Secrets, Emereo Publishing, unpaged: Among the workforce and scholars, the abbreviation for the school's designation, CSKYWLA (pronounced seeskeeWAHlah), has been minted as a protologism to that this meaning has specified – to be sanctioned by grant, nonviolence, and communal change. ==== Usage notes ==== The word is absent from online English dictionaries. It is approximately 750 times less common than the word neologism. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === protologism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia