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A neologism is a new word, a new saying, or an old word used with a new meaning. Languages keep making them: think of selfie, or using cloud for files on the internet. The word itself feels a bit formal — a teacher or a writer might say neologism; most people just say “a new word”. Some neologisms stay and become ordinary; many fade after a few years. Though actually, people argue about how new a word must be before it counts, and about whether a new meaning of an old word is “really” a neologism. In careful use, both count.
新詞；新造詞
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
neologismnoun/niːˈɒləd͡ʒɪzəm/
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human-scienceslexicographylinguisticsA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- These neologisms demonstrate the cumulative quality of language, in which we use the known to describe the unknown.
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human-scienceslexicographylinguisticsAn existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning.
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human-scienceslinguisticssciencesThe act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- Neologizing, the practice of coining new words, may seem to be an arcane, specialized activity, but it's everywhere -- and the skillful employment of neologism is what gives English much of its verve.
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human-sciencesmedicinepsychiatryThe newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
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historicallifestylereligiontheologySynonym of neology.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。