| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| NONCE WORD, NEOLOGISM |
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| A nonce word is one coined “for the nonce”—made up for one occasion and not likely to be encountered again. When Lewis Carroll coined it, frabjous was a nonce word. Neologisms are much the same thing, brand-new words or brand-new meanings for existing words, coined for a specific purpose. Analogy, especially with familiar words or parts of speech, often guides the coiner, and occasionally these words will enter the Standard vocabulary. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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