Web Directory

» Cyber-Neologoliferation
   Article by James Gleick in "The New York Times" explains how new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/magazine/05cyber.html

» Lexicopoeia
   Provides a definition, and examples created by Professor Mikhail Epstein.
   http://www.emory.edu/INTELNET/lexicopoeia.html

» Neologism Competition
   A long-running monthly competition for readers, by Bob Levey of "The Washington Post". Includes links to past results.
   http://www.fun-with-words.com/neologisms_competition.html

» Neologisms
   Features the results of one round of "The Washington Post's Style Invitational", where readers are asked to alter a dictionary word by one letter, and then supply a new definition.
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~shameem/neolog.html

» New Words In English
   An alphabetical collection created by students at Rice University in Texas.
   http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/

» New words reflect changing culture.
   ABC News Opinion article discusses whether some of the latest word creations enhance or detract from the language.
   http://www.abc.net.au/news/opinion/items/200701/s1827723.htm

» Sniglets
   An alphabetical and phonetic dictionary of made-up words.
   http://bertc.com/sniglets.htm

» The Meaning of Liff
   Alphabetical list of placenames and new meanings. Transcript of the book by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.
   http://folk.uio.no/alied/TMoL.html

» What the Hell is Liff?
   Provides new definitions for names of real towns and cities, with a search feature and a forum. Users are invited to submit their own items for inclusion.
   http://liff.comegetsome.at/

» Wiktionary: List of Protologisms
   A collection of newly invented, but not widely accepted words or phrases, arranged by topic.
   http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:List_of_protologisms_by_topic

» Word Spy: Neologisms
   A personal collection of newly-coined words and phrases.
   http://www.wordspy.com/diversions/neologisms.asp