Oh, the fun
In 2001, editors placed a fake word in the New Oxford American Dictionary as a trap for other lexicographers who might steal their material. Fittingly, the word was esquivalience, “the willful avoidance of one’s official responsibilities; the shirking of duties.” Sure enough, the word turned up at Dictionary.com (it’s since been taken down), which cited Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary, and it currently has three definitions on Google Dictionary.
At what point does a fake word become real? NOAD editor Christine Lindberg, who invented this one, told the Chicago Tribune that she finds herself using it regularly. “I especially like the critical, judgmental tone I can get out of it: ‘Those esquivalient little wretches.’ Sounds literate and nasty all in one breath. I like that.”
(Futility closetist)
Eks põhimõtteliselt nii need sõnad teki. Või noh, mitte päris nii, et libalehmadena sõnaraamatutesse ilmuda, aga mis see Aavikki muud tegi, kui aga mõtles sõnu välja.
Kuigi: ma pole kohanud suursugusemaid hulle
no tõesti; lapsed no lellepoja naise vend=lapsed no naine no mu vend no mu lellepoeg
sellist uuendust tahtis ta teiste seas
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