Neologisms

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A collection of interesting words that have recently been coined

A growing collection of all my favourite Neologisms. These are freshly coined words or phrases inching their way into common usage, but not fully mainstream yet. Neologisms emerge when we are unable to express or conveniently refer to an emerging collective idea or experience. They’re acts of creativity as we fill the gap between our symbolic understanding of the world and our documented language. Brahmin Left “The “left” has become the party of the intellectual elite (Brahmin left), while the “right” can be viewed as the party of the business elite (Merchant right). In India’s traditional cas

Neologisms

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