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wug word

wug word noun: synonym of pseudoword.

Noun

wug word (plural wug words)

  1. Synonym of pseudoword.
    Synonyms:
    pseudoword

Synonyms of wug word

Forms of wug word

pluralwug words

Origin of wug word

From wug, a made-up word used in the so-called wug test to investigate the acquisition of the plural form in English-speaking children. Coined in the 1950s by Dr. Jean Berko Gleason.

Questions about wug word

What does wug word mean?
Wug word means synonym of pseudoword.
What part of speech is wug word?
Wug word is a noun.
What is the plural of wug word?
The plural of wug word is wug words.

Words near wug word in the dictionary

  1. wuffos
  2. wuffs
  3. WuFlu
  4. Wufong
  5. wug
  6. wug word
  7. wug words
  8. Wugang
  9. Wuggers
  10. Wuggins
  11. wugim

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