fuzzle (noun)
something that doesn’t work out or can’t be solved; something not
worth solving
past tense of fizzle or a play on puzzle
neologismo (noun)
the uncontrollable urge to coin new
words; a swaggering passion for new words; the brusque use of new words
(the ‘g’ is a ‘j’ so soft as to become a ‘ch’; a hard
‘g’ makes it mean ”a device for coining new words”)
neolojism (noun)
the inevitable byproduct of too much
self-indulging in neologismating
This all started when a word popped into my head. That lead to others, which seemed an
inspired blog entry. Until, just as I was about to post this entry, I decided to check google. So much for my ‘original’ thoughts:
Fuzzles (<shrug>who knew?
</shrug>)
Words of the Years Michael Neolojism: A combination of neologism and jism meaning the end result of this particular type of
linguistic masturbation.
The Doc Searls Weblog : (Hmm… how about neolojism,
to denote a neologism about which its originator vainly brags?) [mjh: ouch! this one hurts.]
I might be able to claim
neologismo, as long as one overlooks that it is also Italian for neologism. ‘Neologismating’ was my least favorite; ironic that
it is my only original. Sigh. What a fuzzle! mjh