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sniglonyms

sniglonyms is the plural of sniglonym.

Meaning of sniglonym

Noun

sniglonym (plural sniglonyms)

  1. (rare) 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...

Questions about sniglonyms

What is sniglonyms the plural of?
Sniglonyms is the plural of sniglonym.

Words near sniglonyms in the dictionary

  1. snigglings
  2. sniggs
  3. sniglet
  4. sniglets
  5. sniglonym
  6. sniglonyms
  7. snigs
  8. Snigur
  9. Snihur
  10. Snihurivka
  11. snikt

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