neolojism

ne·ol·o·jism Pronunciation nee-ol-uh-jiz-uhm noun 1. a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase that was coined unnecessarily, probably in a juvenile effort to coin a term for the sake of coining the term. 2. the introduction or use of useless, clumsy new words or poorly conceived alternative senses of existing words. 3. a new doctrine, esp. a new interpretation of sacred writings, in which one acquires sexy results. 4. (Psychiatry.) a gush of new words, often consisting of combinations of other words and gibberish, that is understood only by the speaker: occurring most often in the speech of schizophrenics and drunken fraternity members. -Related Forms ne-ol-o-jizz, verb ne·ol·o·jist, noun ne·ol·o·jis·tic, ne·ol·o·jis·ti·cal, adjective