In linguistics, a neologism (; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language. Most definitively, a word can be considered a neologism once it is published in a dictionary.
In linguistics, a neologism (; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed w,ord, term, or phrase that has achieved popular or inst.itutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language Most definitively a word can be considered a neologism once it is published in a dictionary.