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[ThorsteinVeblen]

ne·ol·o·gism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-l-jzm)
n.
A new word, expression, or usage.
The creation or use of new words or senses.
Psychology.
The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
A word so invented.
Theology. A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.


I get the double/triple entendre here: Both of us doubt the epiphanic nature of my riming eponym. And I, for the record, emphatically deny any psychoitc orgin - maybe you were just using the word in the common sense.


port·man·teau ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pôrt-mnt, prt-, pôrtmn-t, prt-)
n. pl. port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux (-tz, -tz)
A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments.

What do you mean??

n 1: a word formed by joining two others

Ah-ha!: Will you marry me? I'll settle for the glissando...