nonce word

English

Etymology

From for the nonce, and word.

Noun

nonce word (plural nonce words)

1. (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.

Translations

word invented for the occasion

• Czech: okazionalizmus (cs) m
• Estonian: juhusõna, okasionaalsõna
• French: mot ad hoc m
• German: Gelegenheitsbildung f, Ad-hoc-Bildung, Augenblicksbildung, Okkasionalismus
• Norwegian: engangsord (no)

• Portuguese: palavra/expressão ad hoc (pt), hápax (pt) m.
• Russian: окказионализм m
• Spanish: expresión ad hoc (es) f, palabro (es) m, hápax (es) m
• Swedish: tillfällig ordbildning, tillfällighetsbildning
• Turkish: özel sözcük

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• Spanish: ideíca

See also

• hapax legomenon
• nonce
• Category:English nonce terms
• Category:Nonce terms by language