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An alphabetical collection created by students at Rice University in Texas.
www.owlnet.rice.edu
Provides a definition, and examples created by Professor Mikhail Epstein.
www.emory.edu
An alphabetical and phonetic dictionary of made-up words.
bertc.com
Provides new definitions for names of real towns and cities, with a search feature and a forum. Users are invited to submit their own items for inclusion.
liff.comegetsome.at
Alphabetical list of placenames and new meanings. Transcript of the book by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.
folk.uio.no
A long-running monthly competition for readers, by Bob Levey of "The Washington Post". Includes links to past results.
www.fun-with-words.com
A personal collection of newly-coined words and phrases.
www.wordspy.com
Wiktionary: List of Protologisms
A collection of newly invented, but not widely accepted words or phrases, arranged by topic.
en.wiktionary.org
Features the results of one round of "The Washington Post's Style Invitational", where readers are asked to alter a dictionary word by one letter, and then supply a new definition.
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Article by James Gleick in "The New York Times" explains how new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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New words reflect changing culture.
ABC News Opinion article discusses whether some of the latest word creations enhance or detract from the language.
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