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Tim
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since 1999-06-08

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0 posted 2010-11-08 10:32 PM

Write a poem with a neogolism?
I thought no way with scepticism,
She said to me, "how about shampoo?
That's a word that ought to do.
Or maybe zebra, or willy-nilly."
I said, "no way, you're mighty silly.
Neogolisms, they're certainly not,
Of neogolisms, you don't know squat,"
I must admit, I started chuckling,
"Those aren't new words, or words with a new meaning!"
She smiled that smile I've gotten to know,
Said, "hang on tight, 'cause here we go,
"Sham-poo" means fake excrement,
"Willy Nilly", says impotent,
A well endowed woman, what does she wear?
A "ze-bra" of course, to cover her pair."
You have to admit, the meanings are new,
So go write your poem Tim, I bid you adieu."
Off to the computer, slowly I slunk,
My dear wife a linguist, who would have thunk.

http://markgorman.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/thev-washington-post-2010-neologism-contest/

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30

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1 posted 2010-11-08 10:52 PM

Hah! Creative as hell.

Sunshine

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2 posted 2010-11-08 10:53 PM

Bless her ever loving heart!

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

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3 posted 2010-11-13 07:14 PM

So clever, and a very good poem.
Little tongue twisting is good to go with new words.

Thanks for making me look it up!!

Great reading you, Tim.

Sunshine

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4 posted 2010-11-13 07:43 PM

quote:
neologism

(pronounced /niˈɒlədʒɪzəm/); from Greek νέος (neos 'new') + λόγος (logos 'speech') is a newly coined word or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but has not yet been accepted into mainstream language. Neologisms are often directly attributable to a specific person, publication, period, or event.

The term neologism is first attested in English in 1772, borrowed from French néologisme (1734).[1]

I had to chuckle upon reading this again, and deciding to bring in the meaning of the word, which I'm sure every English student in school today already knows.

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