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Nonce Word Defined
From the expression, for the nonce, a word coined or used for a special circumstance or occasion only,
Sidelight: Sometimes a nonce word gains acceptance in the general language, as gerrymander, which means to manipulate unfairly, such as to arbitrarily rearrange the boundaries of a political district to give one party an unfair advantage. This word was coined in 1812, when a voting district was formed with an irregular shape suggesting a resemblance to a salamander during the administration of Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts. A word thus adopted into standard usage then ceases to be a nonce word.
(Compare Neologism, Portmanteau Word, Ricochet Words)
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- WordGizmo: "An exercise in finding meaning in nonsense." ;
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- Wordlustitude: This blog is a growing dictionary of ephemeral words--also known as nonce or stunt words.
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