Q&A for How to Create a Made Up Word

It's easy to make up a word if you want, but it's not going to be easy to get it into the dictionary.

As many as your heart desires.

You could send it to Oxford Dictionary or another dictionary. They will tell you if it's suitable.

Probably not. Would you pay someone to make up a word and tell you what it means?

Only if you don't use them often. To remember new words, you have to include them in your daily vocabulary for a period of time, until you've grafted them into memory.

It doesn't have to sound "right," it's your word, so if it sounds okay to you, that's all that matters.

Two of the most used English dictionaries are the Oxford English Dictionary, published in England by the Oxford University Press, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, published by Merriam-Webster, Inc. of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Use the word often, and when you hear other people using it, let them know you invented it.

First you want to know what your word is supposed to mean and its part of speech. Then, use the meaning to find a root with a close definition. Use the part of speech to figure out what the suffix should be.

Langry, hunzy, hunlary, lahunzy, etc., are some possible word choices for this combination of words.

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