Terminent
The invention of words is something I’ve always been interested in. Shakespeare is credited for having coined over 1700 words (Here is where I got that number). A lot of the words and phrases Shakespeare came up with are commonly used today. For example: accommodation, bloody, courtship, dwindle, exposure.
In honor of good old Billy the Bard, Rhiannon and I have decided to share with you the words we’ve coined over the years. It is a fun, lifetime goal of ours to outstrip Billy in words coined.
Linguists have figured Shakespeare couldn’t be the original source for all the words and phrases he’s given credit for, but he IS the earliest written source of those words. Here we have gathered some of our favorite words we’ve found over the years, either by inventing them ourselves or hearing other people use them.
Our first word is terminent.
Terminent: temporarily permanent.
Example: Most buildings are terminent. They are only on their way to not being buildings anymore. One good storm for instance, or a passing jet.
Note: This word was originally used by barely-teenaged Rhiannon upon visiting the United States Congress. Come to think of it, most politicians are, thankfully, terminent as well.
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RJSpindle Defines | Joey | 
22 October 2009 9:03 AM
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