# Word for "coining a word?"

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-coining-a-word/364551
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-coining-a-word/364551 "2006-07-14T22:22:32Z")
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### Author: ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-coining-a-word/364551/1 "2006-07-14T22:22:32Z")

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Another thread here today was from somebody who coined a word.

That got me trying to remember the word for this. I am sure there is one but…

Googling the phrase did not result in findimg that word.

Anybody know?

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### Author: ![seosamh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@seosamh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seosamh)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-coining-a-word/364551/2 "2006-07-14T22:25:35Z")

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Someone who coins a new word is a Neologist. From the Greek.

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### Author: ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-coining-a-word/364551/3 "2006-07-14T22:55:26Z")

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> [@seosamh](#):
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> Someone who coins a new word is a Neologist. From the Greek.

Ah, bless you, that’s it. Thanks. Now, if I can only remember it until tomorrow.