Words that don't exist, but should

[Lioness]

I've realised, I use a lot of words that really should exist, but don't.

embiggen
shouldn't've (and other double contractions)
Scaredified

And others that don't come to me right now but that will probably pop up later.

What are yours?

[Mercenary Pen]

Wikipede- used to refer to any person who uses wikis as their only leg to stand on when making their case.

Other than that, I stick to real languages and technobabble (the latter only when appropriate).

[Ashen Lilies]

Positivalyze, and its counterpart, Negativalyze, though mostly the first, when talking about the Absolute Value function.

[Quincunx]

Doubleplus cromulent.

How can a phrase which makes no sense be so meaningful?

[Dogmantra]

I love making verbs out of adjectives and whatnot, or nouns out of verbs, or nouns out of adjectives.
I think the process of turning them into verbs should be called verbification, and the results of making nouns should be called nonisms.

An example nonism: hap, from happy.

This is the sort of thing that goes on in my head, all the time.

EDIT: Oh, and taking "prefixes" off words that don't have an opposite, like "may" from "dismay", or "gusting" from "disgusting"

Double Edit: Ironical. I love it so much more than ironic. I wish it was a real word. It's really hard when I have to write proper essays for exams, because I have to resist adding that extra "al".

[GrlumpTheElder]

Enshrunkle, the opposite of embiggen.

[smellie_hippie]

Glomp.

I mean c'mon... it's used around here enough. :smallamused:

[ghost_warlock]

Whiloplenulent

I assume the meaning is self-evident.

[Mauve Shirt]

Enwarmening is one I use. Like, "it's cold, I should go to the coffee shop and get an enwarmening beverage."

[KuReshtin]

Anywhen, Somewhen and Everywhen.

"When did you last see your lost item?"
"Somewhen last night."

[Trog]

Sniglet (snig'lit) - n. Any word that doesn't appear in the dictionary, but should.

Here's a bunch. (http://bertc.com/subfour/truth/sniglets.htm) :smallbiggrin:

[Ashen Lilies]

He entirity of both 'Meaning of Liff' books, while we're on that subject.

[Dogmantra]

He entirity of both 'Meaning of Liff' books, while we're on that subject.

Which is basically just the entire contents of The Deeper Meaning of Liff, since that has all of the entries from the first as well. :smalltongue:

[Urbek]

Enshrunkle, the opposite of embiggen.


How about: Squozen

[Grimlock]

Therapise.
As in, I've just been to therapy and been therapised.

[The Extinguisher]

Hugga Bubba Love. (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1620)

[Tirian]

Wikipede- used to refer to any person who uses wikis as their only leg to stand on when making their case.

I take the root in a different direction, and describe the self-appointed police of Wikipedia's editorial policy as Wikipedants.

I am a believer in "ept" to mean "satisfactorily competent". There are also a number of internetty words like "elsenet" and "meatspace".

And just to second the OP, I have found a lot of times when I was searching for the right synonym of "enhance" and concluded that "embiggen" was exactly the word I was looking for. I'm shocked and a little disappointed that it isn't even in Dictionary.com, even though "cromulent" is.

[Blas_de_Lezo]

Ok, I'm from Spain and I've also thought this about my language! That was some time ago, but anyway, I "created" some new words and aceptions for me to use in spanish, that of course, could be translated to english (hopefully, we share lots of words with latin origin, so this will be easy).


Pateticist - a person who willingly tries to influence and/or dominate another by being pitiful.

Fluctuant - a person who doubts and considers two or more things at the same time, and cannot decide between any of them, and goes permanently jumping from one option to another, never staying in one and always analizing pros and cons, without having any final decision.

[Kneenibble]

I am a believer in "ept" to mean "satisfactorily competent".

Instead of apt? Why?
It's only an e in inept because in Latin prefixion usually causes vowel morphology. (aptum/ineptum)

[SDF]

Tadaftemer - The day after tomorrow.

[Tirian]

Instead of apt? Why?

Because "apt" doesn't mean "not inept". It's a narrow band on the other side of the quality spectrum. An apt pupil is the star of the class, an apt response is one that is remarkably appropriate to the situation. I'm looking for a word to describe the C student, and IME people hone in quickly that that is what "ept" conveys.

I am now reminded that "meh" should also be a word.

[Setra]

I have a word I invented

Cvor

It basically means "So bored that doing anything isn't fun"

[Dr. Bath]

Hiding: A bell you can't reach

Fondue: An affectionate sheep

Posthumous: The act of delivering Greek food by mail

[Perenelle]

I think that the word "Christmassify", originally said by Dr. Bath, should definitely be a word. :smalltongue:

[Thatguyoverther]

Chuch- A shortening of church, used to claim that the preceding statement is in fact the gospel truth.

Lesigh- Frenchy statement of resignation.

Frenchy- Something that bears french characteristics.

[Kneenibble]

Because "apt" doesn't mean "not inept". It's a narrow band on the other side of the quality spectrum. An apt pupil is the star of the class, an apt response is one that is remarkably appropriate to the situation. I'm looking for a word to describe the C student, and IME people hone in quickly that that is what "ept" conveys.
Oh.
Now that you've explained it, I quite like that. Two votes to coin ept.

[DraPrime]

I've always been a fan of the word "auhwibble." It's just so fun to say!

Auhwibble!

[Gem Flower]

Paisphobia: The fear of one's childhood, not for any traumatic or terrifying event, but for other reasons, ex. the lack of any concrete memories in this period of one's life.

[Froogleyboy]

If it hasn't be said:
Hisself
Theirselves

[Blas_de_Lezo]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

[Emperor Ing]

An old favorite of mine

Magnatuidous: Something of magnitude, great effect
"His speech had a very magnatuidous effect on the audience"

[Jimorian]

I'm'n'a
Snab

I'm'n'a snab the last cookie.

[X2]

"Awfulsome"

A potent brother of So Bad it's Good.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

Enshrunkle, the opposite of embiggen.

Heh, that one's mine :smallwink:


Hiding: A bell you can't reach

Fondue: An affectionate sheep

Posthumous: The act of delivering Greek food by mail

I listened to that.
Hundred: Fear of the Germans


I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

We used to (ye) but we got rid of it. Ah, the joys of grammatical simplification.

[Shades of Gray]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

We used to use:

{table]-|Nominative | Accusative | Possessive
Singular|Thou|Thee|Thy
Plural|Ye|You|Thine[/table]

But now we use "you" for everything.

Which is just silly. Why use the plural accusative for everything? That would be like replacing "I, me, and we" with "us"

[Quincunx]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

It's spelled "youse", although the 's' can morph into a 'z' sound for some people, and is only used in Northeastern US urban dialects, so: Yo! Will youse people pipe down, I'm trynna* order a sub & soda!

*"trying to"

[Kneenibble]

{table]-|Nominative | Accusative | Genitive
Singular|Thou|Thee|Thy
Plural|Ye|You|Your[/table]

Fixed that for thee.
Thine is to thy as yours is to your. :P

I'm all for Youse/Youse/Yourses myself, and I've heard it used in just that context a surprising amount... (as plural second person, not ordering a sub and soda with New Italian impatience).

[Weimann]

Overmorrow - the day after tomorrow.

[Tirian]

It's spelled "youse", although the 's' can morph into a 'z' sound for some people, and is only used in Northeastern US urban dialects, so: Yo! Will youse people pipe down, I'm trynna* order a sub & soda!

*"trying to"

Different US regions have their own second person plural. "Youse" is on the Atlantic Coast, but in Pittsburgh you'd say "yinz". And then throughout the south, you've got "you all" or "y'all".

[KilltheToy]

We used to use:

{table]-|Nominative | Accusative | Possessive
Singular|Thou|Thee|Thy
Plural|Ye|You|Thine[/table]

But now we use "you" for everything

Well, there is "y'all", but you people seem to not like it. Can't imagine why.

[Lioness]

Spifflical. Fancy, spiffy.

bicyclist. One who rides bicycles

[UserClone]

Understanderishable: A term that means "you might not totally understand this, but you ought to be able to pick up the basic gist from the context."

[Partof1]

Sarcasticism.

A sarcastic statement.

[Setra]

Well, there is "y'all", but you people seem to not like it. Can't imagine why.
Ugh, my entire family uses that.. among other things.

I'm noted for being the only person in my extended family to not have an accent.. This is because I hate my accent and am very good at hiding it..

Ah sound sum'n lahk this when ah let it slip

[RandomNPC]

exploditate
dramasticly

outside of that, i like adding suffexis and prefixes and things like -afying and whatnot.

also, when did google become a verb?

[Anuan]

Overmorrow - the day after tomorrow.

This is a good one.

My cousin and I use 'Scungy' (pronounced skunjee) for people/things/sensation that give off a feeling of filth, dirtiness and grit and sliminess.
Like, this guy I used to know, who smoked so much of a certain illegal substance he couldn't afford to feed himself, would be adequately described as scungy.

[willpell]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

Silly Spaniard, we have two perfectly good second-person pronouns! The singular is "y'all", and the plural is "all y'all"! :smallbiggrin:

[Kurien]

Wrunch: What not to have for a midday meal.

[Coidzor]

Winningest is one...

[onthetown]

The local accent dictates that "slippy" should be a word.

Unfortunately, I haven't heard any "aboots" or "hosers" yet. :smallbiggrin:

[Blas_de_Lezo]

Silly Spaniard, we have two perfectly good second-person pronouns! The singular is "y'all", and the plural is "all y'all"! :smallbiggrin:

LOL!! :smallwink:

[Egiam]

-Chalantly: Adverb
To perform something theatrically.

-Gratchy: Adjective
Hm... hard to define. Weird, strange, funny, sarcastic...

Example: Farmers wearing overalls are gratchy. Ugly yellow buildings are gratchy. Monty Python's flying circus is Gratchy.

[Sneak]

Glick- the mysterious disgusting sticky stuff on the bottom of the movie theater floor that may have been there since the dawn of time.

[Gamerlord]

Word I want to exist:
Awesomesauce

[Nomrom]

Yesterday I used the word "embodify" instead of "embody" for a whole conversation and never knew I was wrong. So, know I think I'll always say embodify cuz it sounds so much cooler.

[Cyrion]

I found out the other day that my favorite word that should be a word actually IS a word: concision.

Just as being precise is to have precision, being concise is having concision.

[UserClone]

Concision is nice, but I prefer specificity. Go on, say specificity with good enunciation and diction, and just TRY not to sound smart. :smallbiggrin:

[Thufir]

As far as I'm concerned, if I use a word, it exists. If I say something and someone asks "Is that a word?" I habitually respond "It is now."

Unless I know it was already a word. Then I just say "Yes." and give a definition.

[Dogmantra]

Take off the "prefixes" from every word in this list. (http://www.rinkworks.com/words/negatives.shtml)

Also: Flamingeese, the plural of Flamingo. It sounds so much better.

[Thatguyoverther]

Kersplode. It's like explode, but more of an onomatopoeia.

[UserClone]

Ah, yes. How could I forget about "derstand?" To my group of friends, it only made sense that if we "got it" when you explained something to us, it was understood. So, frequently, when we had no idea what the other was talking about, we'd just say, "Whoa, whoa. Time out, dude, I completely derstand what you're saying to me right now."

[Dr. Bath]

Couth (curteous, gracious, grateful, civilised, etc. Autonym: Uncouth) is definitely a word, no matter what other people say.

As is Magenpie.

[Cyrion]

One of my mom's favorites is obnox:

"Obnox not, lest ye be obnoxed."

I used to hear that a lot...

[willpell]

While I'm normally a bit uptight about correct word usage, lately I've been finding that my internal dialogue contains the word "Annihilicate" instead of its proper "c"-less version with increasing frequency. It just sounds cooler this way, and it is somewhat consistent with words like "masticate" and "inculcate". If nothing else, spell it with a capital K and it makes an awesome supervillainess name: Annihili-Kate

[Charity]

A friend of mine likes to invent words, two of my favs are

Nunky⋅ [nuhn-kee]

–adjective, nunk⋅i⋅er, nunk⋅i⋅est.

covered with wide undulating lumps, on its surface as found on naan bread.


sausorite   [sos-or-ite]

–noun minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and then massively overcooked on a barbeque or similar until utterly carbonised.

[Eldariel]

Somewhy. I use it constantly, it's self-explanatory and useful. Yet it isn't a word. What gives?

[Aedilred]

Because "apt" doesn't mean "not inept". It's a narrow band on the other side of the quality spectrum. An apt pupil is the star of the class, an apt response is one that is remarkably appropriate to the situation. I'm looking for a word to describe the C student, and IME people hone in quickly that that is what "ept" conveys.
What's wrong with "adept"? Which actually is the opposite of "inept".

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural
I'd just go back to "thou", personally. In fact, I have been known to.

(from the list of "prefixed" words):
debunk
incessant
"bunk" is not usually used as a verb, but "debunk" is coined from the noun "bunk" and means effectively "to take the bunk out of". It should really be spelt "de-bunk" as in, say, "de-louse".
"Cessant" is a word, it's just no longer in widespread use.

I apologise for my unwonted pedantry...

[Dogmantra]

What's wrong with "adept"? Which actually is the opposite of "inept".


Adept implies that the person doing it is good. I believe "ept" is supposed to imply adequacy but nothing more.

[Raiki]

Schpadoinkle- Adj. Bringing happiness, sun-shiny, all over good.

Example: "Today is a very Schpadoinkle day."

[Dispozition]

Terribad: Terribly bad.
"That performance was terribad".

Ridonculous: Overly ridiculous.
"Why, that's just ridonculous!

[RobertoBlasini]

The result of Scrabble at 1 in the morning with friends:
Gihaeporectumsz: An universal adjective.

[Soterion]

Drismal: typical description of the weather in Wales or Seattle.
Snubby: Horizontally squashed (by comparison to stubby).
Grudgingness: The condition of doing something grudgingly.

[Hell Puppi]

Rhinoceratorial-
Of or in some way similar to a rhino. As in 'that car is rhinoceratorial'.

Ginormous-
Very, very large. Usually in such a way as to awe the viewer.

Huh...is 'ginormous' now a word? I'm not getting the red squiggle line under it :smallconfused:

[cho_j]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

I don't usually use "yous" (try saying THAT ten times fast!), but I am an avid uses of "yourguys's," as in "These are ours, and those are yourguys's."

Relatedly, I also love y'all and y'all's. Not sure if those are real words, or only real in the South of the U.S., or what. But I use 'em all the time.

[cho_j]

Ginormous-
Very, very large. Usually in such a way as to awe the viewer.

Huh...is 'ginormous' now a word? I'm not getting the red squiggle line under it :smallconfused:

Actually, ginormous became a word in the most recent addition of the Oxford English Dictionary! It's ginormously awesomeful.

[Juhn]

I'm'n'a

I've heard this regularly shortened to both "I'm'a" and some word that sounds roughly like "Ahm", in conversation.

I'm also in favour of reworking the prefixes un- and dis- so that un- conveys neutrality and dis- conveys a negative (or opposite, if the word itself is "negative"), but since it's 3:30 in the morning I can't really come up with a useful example of this.

I really should go to sleep.

[Dallas-Dakota]

I don't usually use "yous" (try saying THAT ten times fast!), but I am an avid uses of "yourguys's," as in "These are ours, and those are yourguys's."

Relatedly, I also love y'all and y'all's. Not sure if those are real words, or only real in the South of the U.S., or what. But I use 'em all the time.
That's just silly, everybody knows that the multiple form of you is youse.

:smalltongue:

[Adlan]

I'd quite like ya'll to be real, a plural of you, thats not you (plural).

I use alot of dialect words and grammer, so things that are correct to me, are often assumed by others to be made up by me. Pample, Sosh, Slantendicular, my use of that *That's a nice day today, instead of It's*, use of the prefix a, afore, afront, Hawnser, uses of queer and rum, Squit.

All sorts.

[potatocubed]

Integrous meaning 'to possess integrity'.

If someone has will, they are willful. If someone has honour, they are honourable. If someone has integrity, they are... what? Not integral, that means something else. It's been bugging me for years.

[Killer Angel]

Winterized.
You know, when it's really really reaally cold, and the wind blows icy snow, and you come home with fingers almost freezing... "yeah, I've been winterized!"

[willpell]

Relatedly, I also love y'all and y'all's. Not sure if those are real words, or only real in the South of the U.S., or what. But I use 'em all the time.

Oddly, I use "y'all" and "howdy" frequently in what otherwise bears absolutely no resemblance to a Southern or Western patois.

[willpell]

Winterized.
You know, when it's really really reaally cold, and the wind blows icy snow, and you come home with fingers almost freezing... "yeah, I've been winterized!"

Winterize actually is a word, but it means "to prepare for winter, such as by adding insulation". For instance you might "winterize" your driveway by adding a special water-resistant coating to keep it from icing up.

[Killer Angel]

Winterize actually is a word, but it means "to prepare for winter, such as by adding insulation". For instance you might "winterize" your driveway by adding a special water-resistant coating to keep it from icing up.

Really? wow... Ninja'd by the english language! :smallredface:

[Blas_de_Lezo]

WHATSHIPNESS

I'm sure there would be some use in Epistemology for that. :smallbiggrin:

[Anuan]

Popped into my head as I was waking up, went 'that's not a word...but it should be! ._.'

Politefull, politefully: Excessive politeness, either out of actual courteousness or as an attempt at buttkissery.

[Lupy]

I always was shocked that english language doesn't use two diferent words for you (singular) and you (plural). So here's another new word:

Yous: 2nd person plural

I propose yall, as a synonym.

Also: Mortard: [N] A person who is both a moron and a retard.

[Fiery Diamond]

I have so many that I just don't care anymore whether they're words or not.

Awesometastic: Really, really, awesome.
Fatabulous: A synonym for the above.

Gihugic: Much cooler synonym for ginormous.

Failtastic: Describes something that fails spectacularly in a horrible way.

And many more.

[TRM]

******ry, relating to homosexuality.

"We were sharing our coming out stories and other ******ry."

edit: You may find this shocking and appalling—the board filter certainly does—but I like it and I am part of the group that it refers to, so it clearly is not meant in a derogatory manner.

Art (verb), To art.

"I arted hardcore last night; I finished my final project painting!"

Those are two I use all the time, that I think should be in common usage.

[Stompy]

Wolf (verb): To be attacked by a wolf.

Man, you just got wolved in the face!

[GenPol]

Guilting: As in, "He took the less guilting action."

[Coatl Ruu]

actiony - adj: the quality or property of containing action, usually involving fight scenes and/or explosions.

homodiction - n: a word or phrase uttered by two individuals at the same time.

edit: I got another one.

nuh - a response indicating boredom, in response to a question inquiring what one is doing at the time.

[willpell]

homodiction - n: a word or phrase uttered by two individuals at the same time.

I should be better than this, but that isn't where my mind went upon seeing the word.

[Coatl Ruu]

I should be better than this, but that isn't where my mind went upon seeing the word.


:smallsigh: ...I see what you did there.

[willpell]

Recently I picked up the Static-X album "Shadow Zone", and it has a lyric which I misheard as easily the most epic made-up word of my life: "Disasterbation"! Since it turns out that he was actually using the word it sounds like, instead than coinifying a more awesomer versiant, I'm claiming this as my creation, and releasing it under one of those Open Content License thingies. :smallbiggrin:

[Fortuna]

Neil Stephenson's excellent bullshytt definitely qualifies, I think.

[Sahaar]

If they haven't been said already--

lol, rofl, lmao, wtf, XD, hax, ttyl, asap

I mean, people use these more than regular English on chatrooms (and you knowhow many people use them these days)

Edit: Got another

Meef/Shmeh (MEEF/sh-MEH): Words that can mean anything. Used when you're lookign for the right word to say, but can't for the life of you figure it out.

E.G.:
Person 1: What does (word X) mean again?
Person 2: Meef