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cicero
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Hi

Would anyone here happen to know the literary term for invented (fictional) jargon or slang additions to English used by authors such as OSC (jeesh, neh, etc.) and Carroll? A friend of mine has been looking for the proper word, but I've been able to direct him no farther than exolinguistics - and away from portmanteau.

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mikemunsil
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not a literary term, no. Heinlein created TANSTAAFL and Niven created TANJ; both are acronyms.

Heinlein also used Russian slang, "stilyagi" for example.

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yanos
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But OSC's terms weren't invented. Neh is used commonly by Asians who speak english.
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Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
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How about "coined" words?
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"lexpionage" appears to mean the seeking of new words and then there are "stunt words" and "sniglets", whatever they are. Anyway, check here:

http://www.wordspy.com/

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HuntGod
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Weren't "sniglets" the books of made up words by Rich Hall (a very funny comedian from "Not Necessarily the News")?

I remember owning those books and loved them.

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I've got a game called 'Sniglets' It's got something to do with invented words and defintitions.

If there isn't a word for it lets make one, I call it Neolinguistics.

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I'm going with KDW on this one. New words are either "coined" or "minted". An invented word can be called a "coinage". If you invent a new word or phrase, then you "coin" it ("mint" is rarely used in this case for some reason).
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