Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 1: Create your own word
• Tips
• Warnings

A student at Eastern Illinois University named Nick Kaltenbronn argued that he could form a meaningless word, and within 48 hours the word would be on everyone's lips, and people would come up with a meaning for it. He won this argument by writing the word "quiz" all over the city. The story may not be entirely true, but if you have the intention of creating a made-up word, then this activity can be a fun pastime. By following a few simple steps, you can discover more ways to form words. However, be careful. You might end up thinking of "insquantulous muskaroons," which is clearly nonsense.

Steps

Method 1 of 1: Create your own word

1. 1 Understand that English / Russian words are created in one of the following ways:
   • Based on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes. By looking at the links below on Infoplease, you should be able to notice some common parts of the words.
   • From the names of technology, especially if they are related to the computer and the Internet. Such examples are easy to find in a dictionary of technical words.
   • From other countries. For example, "restaurant" is a word that comes directly from the French language.See how many similar words you see on Foreignword.com.
   • From everyday life. A funny example is the word "sniglets".
2. 2 Try to make up hybrid words. These are two words connected together to form one new word that has the characteristics of both of the previous ones. For example, "Australian" + "Indonesian" (Indonesian) = "Australesian", which means "someone from Australia or Indonesia."
3. 3 Think about why you want to create a word. For the same reason as the emergence of the term "sniglets": because how is there an object or action that needs a name? Or simply because you have a few free minutes and decide to compose one or more words?
4. 4 Combine and match until you find the word or words you want.
5. 5 Have fun.
6. 6 Think of sports moves, so-called "chips", and give them a random name. In basketball, in particular, the basket shot can be called "slagifirf" (pronounced "slah-ji-furf").

Tips

• Once you've come up with a word, don't use it too often. Pronounce the word when it makes sense and explain its meaning when someone asks. The more you use a word at the right time, the more often you will notice how your friends use it!
• Use your imagination.
• Another technique that can be used is mixing and matching basic syllable sounds. For example: “sh + na + thee” could be written as “sh’nathe” and - voila - now you have the name of a city of Elves (or this is a terrible way of saying “She’s nasty”).
• If you are going to create many names, then create your own dictionary of made up words. You never know, suddenly one of your words will appear one day in real life!
• Try putting them on an online dictionary site such as [urbandictionary.com]. In this way, the word can gain a foothold in the minds of people!
• Read Jabberwocky for inspiration. There are many made-up words that sound like they make sense.
• Post your invented words on the talk page for everyone to see if you want to. Who knows? Suddenly you become as famous as Richard Daly and his word "quiz".

Warnings

• Don't take Richard Daley's example (mentioned before) as an excuse to create your own fictitious graffiti all over town.
• Most scientific dictionaries classify such words as neologisms or protologisms until they become widely used for some period of time. Don't use made-up words where they are inappropriate.
• Don't be afraid to skip steps; the point is to have fun.