nonce word

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒnswɜːrd/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈnonce ˌword, n. [countable]
  1. Linguisticsa word coined and used only for a particular occasion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nonce′ word′, 
  1. Linguisticsa word coined and used only for a particular occasion. Cf. neologism (def. 1).
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nonce word
  1. a word coined for a single occasion
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