Poll
Question:
Have you ever coined a word
Option 1: Yes
votes: 7
Option 2: No
votes: 1
Option 3: Kuglemot
votes: 3
I was listening to a series of lectures on cyber-culture from the Berkeley. The professor asked the class if anyone had ever made up a word; some of the students had and I was thinking "Liberal Arts Majors :rolleyes:," until I remembered that I had made up a few myself. :Embarrass: So I was wondering if anyone here had done the same.
The words I coined are:
Puellale: "Puerile" come from the Latin word for boy; "Puellale" (from the Latin word for girl) would be childish in feminine direction; for instance the doll houses grown women in the Netherlands put together during their golden age would be a puellale activity.
Mis-viristic: Man hater; English has the word misogynistic to describe a woman hater, but its masculine equivalent, misanthrope hates mankind, not men specifically. This one doesn't really work, though, since in Latin "Vir" connotes a great man; while using the more common word form man would lead to "Mis-homoistic" which makes me think of Van Morrison singing "Into the Mis-homoistic"
Deformazione professionale: Not something I invented, but rather stole from the Italians. The phrase literally means "Professional deformation," which means that certain people develop charateristics based on their profession. Teachers, for example, will often speak slowly and clearly since they do this in their professional life. There's no term that expresses this concept in English, so, as an English speaker, I think we should take it from a language that does.
I may have enverbened a few nouns here and there, but nothing geeky like what you came up with.
I invented the question mark.
Quote from: The Brain on March 22, 2011, 02:14:44 PM
I invented the question mark.
I inverted the question mark: ¿
Quote from: The Brain on March 22, 2011, 02:14:44 PM
I invented the question mark.
Do you have a bald son with a fetish for nehru jackets?
I created a word once. "Taco". Then I found out "Taco" was already a word. :(
Quote from: Barrister on March 22, 2011, 02:54:01 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 22, 2011, 02:14:44 PM
I invented the question mark.
Do you have a bald son with a fetish for nehru jackets?
He's at his luge lesson.
Yes, "Felsocial", swedish word meaning a person that don't behave properly. Someone that talks about the wrong subjects or tells jokes that no one laughs at. Emperor Wilhelm II was a felsocial person.
Quote from: Threviel on March 22, 2011, 03:03:27 PM
Yes, "Felsocial", swedish word meaning a person that don't behave properly. Someone that talks about the wrong subjects or tells jokes that no one laughs at. Emperor Wilhelm II was a felsocial person.
:Embarrass:
Quote from: The Brain on March 22, 2011, 03:04:36 PM
Quote from: Threviel on March 22, 2011, 03:03:27 PM
Yes, "Felsocial", swedish word meaning a person that don't behave properly. Someone that talks about the wrong subjects or tells jokes that no one laughs at. Emperor Wilhelm II was a felsocial person.
:Embarrass:
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I invented the word "Dork". It actually started out as "Dorkostat"... but it was the shortened version that really took off.
Quote from: Threviel on March 22, 2011, 03:08:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 22, 2011, 03:04:36 PM
Quote from: Threviel on March 22, 2011, 03:03:27 PM
Yes, "Felsocial", swedish word meaning a person that don't behave properly. Someone that talks about the wrong subjects or tells jokes that no one laughs at. Emperor Wilhelm II was a felsocial person.
:Embarrass:
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You're kind. :)
I've got kind of an evolving word. It started out as "herpa derp" and has been steadily gaining words as I see stupid or nonsensical things, and it's been catching on.
Currently, it's at "herpa-derpa-ruby-tuesday-broken-big-ben-brownie." (Read it like Swedish Chef for the best effect)
Yes, I do all the time. I'm surprisingly succesfull at doing that, especially at work.
I thought I made up overgasm, but there's already a definition on Urban Dictionary :Embarrass:
Too many to list.
Brain stole my Dr. Evil joke. :mad:
In college I used to use the term "Papaw Democrat" in my political science classes to refer to the type of Dem my mom's father was-- very conservative, but pro-union & stubbornly remained a Democrat. My profs liked it, but it's a less-relevant term these days, as most Papaw Democrats have either died out or switched over to the GOP. Still a few here & there, like Joe Manchin & Sam Nunn (possibly Evan Bayh?).
Also when I was really young (2 years old or so) I used to call someone I didn't like a "beenda-beenda", which still perplexes my family.
I inspired a word:
Martinass n. A gay Polish lawyer asshole who is mean to people. :showoff:
Quote from: Martinus on March 22, 2011, 03:28:07 PM
I inspired a word:
Martinass n. A gay Polish lawyer asshole who is mean to people. :showoff:
I guess that's why you changed your name back to Martinus as you are neither gay or a lawyer.
Isn't it redundant to say "gay" and "mean to people"? :huh:
Quote from: garbon on March 22, 2011, 04:39:06 PM
Isn't it redundant to say "gay" and "mean to people"? :huh:
Touche.
Quote from: garbon on March 22, 2011, 04:39:06 PM
Isn't it redundant to say "gay" and "mean to people"? :huh:
No it's not.
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How could he not be a bitch to work with?
You may be right. :hmm:
Habsburg seems like a nice guy though.
No. I think it is morally wrong to coin words. I refuse to use any new words, phrases or abbreviations for as long as I can. Languages should be cast in stone.
HKers are generally very traditional when it comes to language use. Mainland Chinese on the contrary seem to invent new phrases every day :bleeding:
Quote from: Monoriu on March 22, 2011, 08:40:24 PM
No. I think it is morally wrong to coin words. I refuse to use any new words, phrases or abbreviations for as long as I can. Languages should be cast in stone.
:lol:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 22, 2011, 07:38:18 PM
You may be right. :hmm:
Habsburg seems like a nice guy though.
You know what I've always wondered about Richard Simmons? I've wondered about his sexual orientation. :)
Quote from: Caliga on March 23, 2011, 05:23:12 AM
You know what I've always wondered about Richard Simmons? I've wondered about his sexual orientation. :)
You think he's putting on an act?