sniglonym
sniglonym noun: a term that is coined well after when a concept first originated.
Noun
sniglonym (plural sniglonyms)
- A term that is coined well after when a concept first originated.
- For example, the FAQ page comments that ‘the term “incel” is an abbreviated version and sniglonym of the term “involuntary celibacy,” whose usage reaches back at least to the 18th century.”’ The term ‘sniglonym’ is itself an example of deploying verbose language. The word refers to a term whose...2023 January, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic...
Forms of sniglonym
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Origin of sniglonym
From sniglet + -onym.
Questions about sniglonym
- What does sniglonym mean?
- Sniglonym means a term that is coined well after when a concept first originated.
- What part of speech is sniglonym?
- Sniglonym is a noun.
- What is the plural of sniglonym?
- The plural of sniglonym is sniglonyms.
Words near sniglonym in the dictionary
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