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In linguistics, a nonce word—also called an occasionalism—is any word (lexeme), or any sequence of sounds or letters, created for a single occasion or utterance but not otherwise understood or recognized as a word in a given language.[1][2] Nonce words have a variety of functions and are most commonly used for humor, poetry, children's literature, linguistic experiments, psychological studies, and medical diagnoses, or they arise by accident.

Some nonce words have a meaning at their inception or gradually acquire a fixed meaning inferred from context and use, but if they eventually become an established part of the language (neologisms), they stop being nonce words.[3] Other nonce words may be essentially meaningless and disposable (nonsense words), but they are useful for exactly that reason—the words wug and blicket for instance were invented by researchers to be used in child language testing.[4] Nonsense words often share orthographic and phonetic similarity with (meaningful) words,[5] as is the case with pseudowords, which make no sense but can still be pronounced in accordance with a language's phonotactic rules.[6] Such invented words are used by psychology and linguistics researchers and educators as tools to assess a learner's phonetic decoding ability, and the ability to infer the (hypothetical) meaning of a nonsense word from context is used to test for brain damage.[7] Proper names of real or fictional entities sometimes originate as nonce words.

The term is used because such a word is created "for the nonce" (i.e., for the time being, or this once),[2]: 455  coming from James Murray, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.[8]: 25  Some analyses consider nonce words to fall broadly under neologisms, which are usually defined as words relatively recently accepted into a language's vocabulary;[9] other analyses do not.[3]

Types of nonce words

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A variety of more specific concepts used by scholars falls under the umbrella of nonce words, of which overlap is also sometimes possible:

  • nonsense word: a nonce word that is meaningless unless it follows the phonology of a particular language
    • nonword: a nonsense word that is not even pronounceable in a particular language
    • pseudoword: a nonsense word that still follows the phonotactics of a particular language and is therefore pronounceable, feeling to native speakers like a possible word (for example, in English, blurk is a pseudoword, but bldzkg is a nonword); thus, pseudowords follow a language's phonological rules but have no meaning[10]
  • ghost word: a nonce word authoritatively described in a reference work that turns out to have originated from a typo or other simple error
  • protologism: a nonce word that has achieved repeated usage, perhaps even by a small group but not beyond that (an intermediate step towards a neologism)
  • stunt word: a nonce word intentionally coined to demonstrate the creator's cleverness or elicit an emotional reaction, such as admiration or laughter; such words are often noted in the works of Dr. Seuss, as in "Sometimes I am quite certain there's a Jertain in the curtain", in which the one-time use of Jertain refers to some unspecified fictional creature purely invented to create a whimsical rhyme with certain and curtain[11]
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Many types of other words can also be meaningful nonce words, as is true of most sniglets (words, often stunt words, explicitly coined in the absence of any relevant dictionary word). Other types of misinterpretations or humorous re-wordings can also be nonce words, as may occur in word play, such as certain examples of puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, etc. Furthermore, meaningless nonce words can occur unintentionally or spontaneously, for instance through errors (typographical or otherwise) or through keysmashes.

In child development studies

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Nonce words are sometimes used to study the development of language in children, because they allow researchers to test how children treat words of which they have no prior knowledge. This permits inferences about the default assumptions children make about new word meanings, syntactic structure, etc. "Wug" is among the earliest known nonce words used in language learning studies, and is best known for its use in Jean Berko's "Wug test", in which children were presented with a novel object, called a wug, and then shown multiple instances of the object and asked to complete a sentence that elicits a plural form—e.g., "This is a wug. Now there are two of them. There are two...?" The use of the plural form "wugs" by the children suggests that they have applied a plural rule to the form, and that this knowledge is not specific to prior experience with the word but applies to most English nouns, whether familiar or novel.[12]

Nancy N. Soja, Susan Carey, and Elizabeth Spelke used "blicket", "stad", "mell", "coodle", "doff", "tannin", "fitch", and "tulver" as nonce words when testing to see if children's knowledge of the distinction between non-solid substances and solid objects preceded or followed their knowledge of the distinction between mass nouns and count nouns.[13]

In literature

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See also

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For a list of words relating to English nonce terms, see the English nonce terms category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
For a list of words relating to Nonce terms by language, see the Nonce terms by language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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A nonce word is a lexeme invented for a single occasion or purpose, typically to address an immediate communicative need where no existing word suffices. The term itself originated in the late , coined by James Murray, the primary editor of the , to label words apparently created ad hoc rather than drawn from established usage. Derived from the phrase "for the nonce," meaning "for the present occasion," nonce words highlight the creative flexibility of and are common in , , and everyday speech. Prominent examples appear in Lewis Carroll's 1871 nonsense poem "" from Through the Looking-Glass, where invented terms like "slithy" (combining "slimy" and "lithe"), "mimsy," and "frumious" evoke vivid imagery despite lacking prior definitions. Some nonce words gain broader acceptance and enter the standard lexicon, such as Carroll's "chortle" (a blend of "chuckle" and "snort," now denoting gleeful laughter) and "galumph" (suggesting clumsy triumph), or James Joyce's "" from (1939), later adopted in . In contrast, many remain ephemeral, used only by specific authors or speakers, as seen in James Joyce's , which features thousands of such coinages to mimic dreamlike . In , nonce words serve as experimental tools to probe , morphology, and without confounding effects from familiar vocabulary. A seminal example is Jean Berko's 1958 "wug test," which presented children with novel words like "wug" to assess their ability to apply pluralization rules, revealing innate morphological productivity. Research also explores how speakers infer meanings from context, as in Herbert Clark's 1983 study on interpreting novel senses of familiar words, such as "the newsboy porched the newspaper," demonstrating reliance on pragmatic cues for comprehension. These applications underscore nonce words' role in both artistic expression and scientific inquiry into human language processing.

Definition and Etymology

Definition

A nonce word is a created for a single occasion to address an immediate communicative need, with no intention of it becoming part of the standard or being reused beyond that . These words are typically invented spontaneously to fill a temporary gap in existing , often in spoken or where precision or novelty is required for the moment. Key attributes of nonce words include their ephemeral nature and context-bound utility; they serve specific, one-time purposes such as describing a unique situation or enhancing expressiveness, and they differ from neologisms that may evolve into permanent additions to the . Unlike established terms, nonce words are not expected to persist or gain widespread adoption, though some may occasionally do so if they prove particularly apt. They frequently carry a playful or experimental tone, allowing speakers or writers to experiment with linguistic forms without committing to long-term integration. The term "nonce word" was coined in 1884 by James Murray, the primary editor of the , to categorize words used temporarily in texts under consideration for inclusion. For instance, in everyday conversation, a person might invent "blurf" to vividly depict a hypothetical action like mixing colors haphazardly, using it only within that discussion and discarding it afterward. This illustrates the nonce word's role in solving immediate naming challenges without broader implications. The phrase "for the nonce," meaning for the present occasion, informs the term's origin.

Etymology

The phrase "for the nonce," which forms the basis of the term "nonce word," originated in around 1200 as "for þan anes," meaning "for the one (time)" or "for the occasion." This expression evolved through a process of misdivision, first becoming "for then anes" and later "for ," where "nonce" represents a of "þan anes" (the once). The phrase denoted something intended for a temporary or specific purpose and appeared in English literature from the 12th century onward, often in contexts emphasizing immediacy or provisional use. The compound term "nonce word" was coined in 1884 by James Murray, the primary editor of the (then called the New English Dictionary), to categorize words invented or used temporarily during the dictionary's compilation process—specifically, those "apparently employed for the nonce." This innovation provided a precise label in philological work for lexical creations, distinguishing them from permanent neologisms that enter broader usage. Notably, the etymological "nonce" in "nonce word" is unrelated to the modern British prison slang "nonce," which emerged in the mid-20th century as a derogatory term for a police informant or, more commonly today, a , deriving from an such as "Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise" rather than roots.

Linguistic Characteristics

Formation and Types

Nonce words are primarily formed through several linguistic processes that draw on existing morphological and phonological resources of a , allowing speakers to create novel expressions on the spot. One common method is blending, also known as portmanteau, where parts of two or more words are combined to form a new one; for instance, "smog," coined in 1905 by Dr. H.A. des Voeux by blending "" and "" to describe polluted air in , which later gained widespread use. Another approach is affixation, involving the addition of prefixes or suffixes to existing roots to derive new forms, for example, Lewis Carroll's "," created by prefixing "un-" to "birthday" in Through the Looking-Glass (1871) to refer to any day that is not a birthday. Compounding joins two or more words or roots, for instance, a hyphenated nonce compound like "anti-everything-wrong" to describe an opposing all faults. Finally, pure invention involves creating entirely arbitrary sounds without direct derivation from existing words, often for experimental or playful purposes, exemplified by "" in James Joyce's before its adoption in physics. Within , nonce words can be categorized into distinct types based on their purpose and origin. Nonsense words are meaningless inventions used primarily for sound play, , or phonological experimentation, such as arbitrary strings like "" or "zog" that mimic real words without semantic content. Occasionalisms, or context-specific creations, arise to fill immediate lexical gaps in communication, remaining tied to a particular situation and lacking broader reproducibility; they are often random formations not following standard models. Ghost words, by contrast, emerge from errors like misprints or misreadings that enter usage briefly as if real, such as "," a entry mistakenly added as a supposed for due to a . Linguistically, nonce words typically adhere to the phonotactic rules of the target language to ensure they sound natural and plausible, facilitating their integration into speech or tests of comprehension. They may also mimic morphological structures to probe speakers' intuitive grasp of , as seen in Jean Berko Gleason's 1958 "wug" test, where children were shown a picture of a fictional bird called a "wug" and prompted to pluralize it as "wugs," demonstrating rule application without prior exposure to the word. This example highlights how such inventions remain non-persistent, serving solely to elicit responses in controlled linguistic studies. Nonce words are closely related to neologisms, which are newly coined words or expressions introduced into a language, often to fill lexical gaps or reflect cultural changes. Unlike nonce words, which are invented strictly for a single occasion and lack broader adoption, neologisms may persist and enter common usage, such as "selfie," a shortening of "self-portrait" popularized in the early 21st century. However, some nonce words can evolve into neologisms if they gain repeated use and institutional recognition, blurring the boundary between temporary invention and lasting innovation. Another related concept is the , a term from classical referring to a word that appears only once within a specific corpus, such as an author's oeuvre or an entire language's surviving texts. For example, certain obscure terms in qualify as hapax legomena due to their rarity in the historical record. While both nonce words and hapax legomena are unique in occurrence, the former are deliberately created by a speaker or writer for immediate communicative needs, whereas hapax legomena may arise unintentionally from rarity rather than intentional coinage. Nonce words differ from malapropisms, which involve the erroneous substitution of an existing word with another that is phonologically similar but semantically inappropriate, often for humorous effect. In contrast to the creative invention of nonce words, malapropisms misuse established vocabulary, as in replacing "" with "epitamy." Similarly, eggcorns represent a type of where a phrase or word is reinterpreted into a homophonous form that seems semantically plausible, such as "old-timer's disease" for "," but this alters existing expressions rather than coining new ones. , meanwhile, consists of specialized terminology reusable within professional or social groups, like "bandwidth" in contexts, distinguishing it from the one-time, ad hoc nature of nonce words. Borderline cases illustrate the fluidity between nonce words and more permanent lexicon, such as "," a portmanteau of "" and "" first coined in 1895 for a mid-morning . Initially a nonce formation for a specific social context, "" achieved widespread adoption and dictionary inclusion by the early , emphasizing how intent, frequency of reuse, and cultural acceptance determine whether a coinage remains ephemeral or endures.

Role in Language Acquisition

In Child Development

Children aged 2 to 5 years frequently create nonce words during early to experiment with phonological patterns and semantic associations, thereby facilitating vocabulary expansion through playful naming and expression of novel concepts. For instance, a child might coin "sneak-shoes" to describe used for quiet movement or "doggie-walkie" for a pet's stroll, demonstrating how these inventions allow experimentation with sound combinations and meanings without reliance on established . These nonce words typically emerge around age 2, coinciding with the transition from single-word utterances to early multiword combinations, where children test morphological rules and phonological structures free from conventional semantic constraints. As the child's grows through exposure to adult language, the frequency of such innovations declines by ages 4 to 5, replaced by more precise use of existing , though they persist in creative contexts like play. This pattern reflects progressive mastery of , with derivational and compound nonce words being common, such as Greek-speaking children's "emfanístria" (a who exposes herself) or "pinelévo" (to draw with a ). Observational evidence from longitudinal child language corpora, such as the CHILDES database's Clark corpus, documents nonce word use in spontaneous interactions, including during solitary play and imitations of adult forms, highlighting their natural occurrence in everyday development. In these recordings, children aged 2 to 3 invent terms like denominal verbs (e.g., "to syrup" for applying ) to fill expressive gaps, providing insights into real-time linguistic experimentation. The production of nonce words benefits by fostering creativity in communication and enhancing through active manipulation of sounds and morphemes, as seen in play scenarios where children name or actions inventively (e.g., "maimudotenía" for a ). This process not only aids semantic precision but also reinforces morphological productivity, supporting overall growth without the pressure of correctness.

In Psycholinguistic Research

In psycholinguistic research, nonce words serve as controlled stimuli to isolate underlying grammatical and perceptual mechanisms without interference from lexical knowledge or semantic associations. A seminal example is the "wug test" developed by in 1958, which presented children with novel words embedded in illustrated scenarios to assess their application of morphological rules, such as pluralization. In this experiment, participants were shown a picture of a single fictional creature labeled a "wug" and asked to describe two of them; many children correctly produced "wugs," demonstrating productive knowledge of the English plural despite no prior exposure to the base form. This methodology revealed that learners generalize abstract rules to unfamiliar items, supporting hypotheses of rule-based morphology acquisition. Nonce words, often termed in this context, are also integral to phonological studies, particularly in investigating decoding and awareness deficits. For instance, in research, tasks requiring the repetition or decoding of invented forms like "bliff" eliminate reliance on memorized , allowing precise measurement of sublexical phonological . Snowling's phonological deficit hypothesis posits that dyslexic individuals exhibit impaired handling of such stimuli due to core difficulties in segmentation and assembly, as evidenced by poorer performance on pseudoword reading compared to real words in controlled tasks. These experiments highlight how nonce words probe pure phonological skills, free from orthographic or semantic biases. Key findings from such research align with Chomsky-inspired theories of innate grammar, showing that exposure to novel words elicits rule application indicative of an underlying universal . The wug test and similar paradigms demonstrate that even young children productively inflect nonce words according to native patterns, suggesting biologically endowed mechanisms for morphology rather than rote imitation. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI further elucidate these processes; for example, processing pseudowords activates greater posterior cortical regions, including the , compared to real words, reflecting heightened demands on phonological assembly and reduced lexical integration. This differential brain activation underscores how nonce words isolate sublexical pathways in the left-hemisphere network. In modern applications, nonce words facilitate for phonological delays and (SLI) by enabling comparisons of across real and items. Studies from 2012, such as those examining nonword repetition in adolescents with SLI, reveal persistent deficits in retaining and reproducing unfamiliar phonological sequences, which inform targeted interventions to bolster and rule extrapolation. These tasks help clinicians assess whether gains transfer to unlearned forms, promoting broader phonological competence without effects from familiar .

Uses in Creative Works

In Literature

Nonce words have held historical prominence in English literature as tools for evoking the surreal and challenging linguistic norms, most notably in Lewis Carroll's nonsense poetry. In the poem "Jabberwocky," featured in Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Carroll introduced terms like "brillig" (evoking a time of day), "slithy" (a blend of slimy and lithe), and "tove" (an imagined creature) to craft a disorienting yet inferable narrative world. These inventions rely on portmanteau structures and contextual cues, allowing readers to derive meaning and heighten the poem's whimsical, dreamlike quality. Shakespeare similarly utilized one-off coinages to push expressive boundaries and underscore dramatic tension in his historical plays. A prime example is "bare-boned," used in Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1596–1597) to depict a gaunt, skeleton-like figure, thereby amplifying themes of decay and mortality through vivid, ad hoc imagery. Such nonce formations enabled Shakespeare to tailor language precisely to character and setting, exploring the plasticity of English for theatrical effect. In the 20th century, elevated nonce words to a cornerstone of experimental prose in (1939), dense with portmanteaus and multilingual hybrids that defy linear reading. The novel's opening line features the 100-letter "bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk," an onomatopoeic simulation of thunder incorporating terms from over a dozen languages, such as Hindi and Danish torden. This "thunderword" not only mimics natural sound but also symbolizes cosmic disruption, immersing readers in Joyce's cyclical, mythic universe. Literary nonce words serve multifaceted functions, including forging atmospheric immersion through sonic and semantic , parodying established linguistic conventions to reveal their constructed , and facilitating world-building by populating imagined realms with . For instance, playful distortions satirize poetic pomposity, while Joyce's dense fabrications construct a polyglot dreamscape that probes the subconscious limits of expression. Though ephemeral by design, some nonce words transcend their origins and permeate ; Carroll's "galumph," denoting a clumsy, triumphant gait from "," gained lasting traction in everyday English by the late . Most, however, retain their context-bound potency, enriching specific texts without broader lexical integration. In film and television, nonce words often emerge as improvised catchphrases or elements of constructed to enhance dramatic or humorous effect. The exclamation "Yippee-ki-yay" in the 1988 Die Hard serves as a prime example, originating as a playful reference to cowboy singer ' yodeling style and adapted by actor during filming to taunt the villain, becoming an enduring iconic line for the character . In the franchise, linguist coined the Klingon term "Qapla'," meaning "success," for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), developing an entire guttural language from initial phrases to allow actors to deliver authentic-sounding dialogue for the alien species. In music and comedy, nonce words function as rhythmic fillers or humorous inventions to drive entertainment. ' 1968 song "" from The White Album incorporates the titular phrase as nonsense syllables inspired by Nigerian conga player Jimmy Scott's carefree expression "ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra," used by to evoke a lighthearted, whimsical tone without literal meaning. Similarly, the 's 1973 song features the line "I speak of the of love," where "" is a nonce word coined for the lyric. has indicated that "pompatus" was inspired by a mishearing of "puppetutes" (a term coined by meaning a fantasy figure) from the 1954 song "The Letter" by , though Miller has also described it in interviews as invented jive talk; it is widely regarded as a nonce word with nonsensical roots. Despite its nonsensical roots, "" has entered popular culture lexicon, inspiring discussions, parodies, and the 1996 independent film . In , performers like popularized "" in the 1980s as a term for any invented word that humorously fills a lexical gap, such as describing everyday absurdities, turning nonce creations into a comedic staple on shows like . Internet and popular culture have amplified nonce words through viral dissemination, often starting as ephemeral inventions in videos or memes before influencing broader trends. The slang "yeet," denoting a forceful throw or excited exclamation, originated in a 2014 Vine video by user Jas Nicole featuring a dancer called Lil Meatball performing an arm-chop move while shouting the word, which then spread across social platforms as a versatile interjection in gaming and meme contexts. Similarly, J.K. Rowling coined "muggle" in her 1997 novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to refer to non-magical humans, a term initially invented for the wizarding world's lexicon that quickly permeated pop culture via films and fan communities, though it retained its occasionalist roots. Nonce words play a key role in fostering subcultures and transient trends on , where they enable quick, shareable expressions of humor or identity that evolve rapidly before fading. Platforms like and accelerate this by turning isolated inventions into viral phenomena, as seen with "yeet," which facilitated online communities around challenges and gaming exclamations, often remaining context-specific and short-lived. This ephemerality underscores their utility in , allowing users to create insider lingo that bonds groups without permanent linguistic commitment.

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