Nonce word

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:characteristic Not widely adopted
Often playful or experimental
gptkbp:defines A word created for a single occasion to solve an immediate problem of communication
gptkbp:etymology From 'for the nonce', meaning 'for the occasion'
gptkbp:example Lewis Carroll's 'slithy' in 'Jabberwocky'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nonce word
gptkbp:relatedTo Neologism
Hapax legomenon
Lexicology
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Linguistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hapax_Legomena
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7