Neologisms

Spanish: “balconing” Origin & Structure: Borrowed from English balcony + the Spanish -ing suffix (a playful adaptation of the English gerund). Meaning: A dangerous holiday trend in Spain (first noted around 2010 [Read More ...]

A person who obtains desired outputs from AI tools, such as image generators, text writers, or code generators, by writing accurate, effective, and creative prompts, and who uses these tools to get [Read More ...]

A neologism that reveals broader cultural and social changes in contemporary Korean society, especially thought-provoking, is the expression “1인분 (irinbun),” literally “one serving.” In recent Korean Gen Z discourse, this term has [Read More ...]

The act of ignoring one's immediate social interactions in favor of engaging with a smartphone. Blend of "phone" + "snubbing." Read more.

While traditionally rooted in the French word for a flirtatious person (and the Spanish word coqueta / coqueto meaning flirtatious or well-groomed), social media communities transformed it into a lifestyle label celebrating [Read More ...]

The Spanish neologism “veroño” caught my attention, a portmanteau word formed from verano + otoño: ver(ano)+(ot)oño (summer + autumn). Veroño is a masculine noun used in informal, spontaneous speech. It refers to [Read More ...]

A new term to name the extreme and unpredictable changes in weather happening worldwide. Source.

The habit of quickly clicking the like button and moving on without actually examining, thinking about, or commenting on content such as a photo, video, or post on social media platforms. It [Read More ...]

A term that has emerged to describe a growing form of tourism focused on the observation of stars and astronomical phenomena. This neologism interests me because it reflects a new trend in [Read More ...]

"Rodal" is a German neologism borrowed from Spanish in the railway domain, proposed by our colleague Slobodan Novokmet, who explains, "It emerged around 2020 to name a new type of running gear [Read More ...]

A new approach to travel in which tourists prefer engaging in local activities and experiences rather than just visiting sights. Read more here.

"Yeto," a Turkish neologism, is an informal way of saying “enough” and has emerged as a modified form of “yeter,” which means enough in Turkish. Rather than being a simple abbreviation, yeto [Read More ...]

The practice of watching daylight turn to darkness as a form of relaxation. Read more here.

"Renderizar," is an anglicism in Spanish, a lexical borrowing from the English verb "to render," which in computer jargon means creating a photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renderizaci%C3%B3n).

"Infobésité" is a French neologism formed by blending "information" and "obésité" to describe the overload of information in contemporary digital societies. It metaphorically frames excessive data exposure as a kind of "dietary" [Read More ...]

A powerful political actor whose military, economic, or geopolitical failures are compounded by corruption, institutional decay, and misguided cooperation with other failing powers, yet who continues to be perceived by parts of [Read More ...]

This is a 2026 political campaign slogan and policy agenda introduced by California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton to address California's high cost of living. The agenda focuses on reducing electric bills, decreasing [Read More ...]

Intentionally disconnecting from work and digital distractions to focus on rest and being present. Read more here.

Thanatocène (or "Thanatocene") is a neologism coined by historians Jean-Baptiste Fressoz and Christophe Bonneuil. Derived from Greek, it translates to the "era of death." The term describes an epoch defined by industrialization, [Read More ...]

The term “gordafobia” has been created in the Spanish language with the adjective gorda and the compositional element -fobia (from the Greek), which means ‘aversion’ or ‘rejection’. It is a vindictive neologism, [Read More ...]

The calque translation of Anglicisms "Frankenstein food(s)" or "Frankenfood", both recorded in the Neologismi Treccani (2008) and first attested in 1999. With "Franken burger" and "Franken baby", they are colloquial and derogatory [Read More ...]

A new French verb that corresponds to the verb "to spoil” in English, meaning "to reveal aspects of the plot of a story in advance". From "divulguer" ('to reveal information'), and "gâcher" [Read More ...]

Someone who is flexible about whether they are a vegetarian or not. Source

Composed of "diminuto’ and ‘minúsculo’, this neologism is used in Spanish to say that something is very small. Read more here.