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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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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