Neologisms

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.

A playful anagram of the Montenegrin expression "samo lagano" meaning 'take it easy', used by young Montenegrins in their social media conversations. Read more here

A movement to help people reimagine life without constant digital connection, launched by Harvard alumna Gabriela Nguyen. Read more here.

Mælkebøttebarn (Danish), in English 'dandelion child', composed of 'mælkebøtte' and 'barn'. It appeared in the Danish language around 1986 and has equivalents in Norwegian and Swedish. It refers to children who manage [Read More ...]

It describes the tactic of reducing a product size (grammatura = the amount in grams, marked by a privative -s prefix) while keeping the same price, effectively resulting in hidden inflation. Read [Read More ...]

A "lore drop" refers to the sudden revealing or sharing of personal, often dramatic, unexpected, or intimate details about one's life story on social media. Popularized on TikTok, it involves creators sharing [Read More ...]

Created by our colleague, Miguel Sánchez Ibáñez, biberódromo, in Spanish, formed by "biberón" ('baby's bottle') and -dromo ('-drome', as in "aerodrome" or "velodrome") represents the place of the house where the babies' [Read More ...]

Delusionship is an English slang blend formed from delusion and relationship. The term refers to an imagined or exaggerated romantic relationship in which one person believes or fantasizes about a deep emotional [Read More ...]