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sniglet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsnɪɡlɪt/

Etymology

Coined by American comedian Rich Hall for the television series Not Necessarily the News (1983-1990).

Meanings

  1. An often humorous word coined to describe something for which no previous word existed.

Forms

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sniglets Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sniglonym

Hypernyms

protologism

Relateds

neologism · nonce word