A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, a neologism.
Origin
Formed irregularly from the Ancient Greek νέον (neon: neuter singular form of νέος, neos, “new”) + the English -ism; compare the closely related neo- and neon, as well as the earlier synonym neologism.
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