New Words

An ongoing list of words that should be added to the English language. (neologisms)

Usonian [you-sewn-ee-an]

—adjective

of or relating to the United States of America: That is a Usonian style of architecture. (or an Usonian…)
first suggested by James Duff Law in 1865. Used/published by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1927.

—noun

a citizen of the United States of America: He is a Usonian, but his wife is a Norwegian. (This is because “American” can technically refer to a citizen of any of the 35 nations of North or South America.) (article reference)
United States of American English

Perself [per-self]

—pronoun

a person’s self.
as in “oneself,” but when speaking of a specific person in the gender neutral: That person over there is helping perself to the buffet.
a replacement for “his or herself.”

Per [per]

—pronoun

a gender-neutral replacement for “his or her” by shortening the word “person”: That individual seems to be tying per shoes. –OR– Eve graciously accepted per’s anonymous gift.
a person’s self.
first documented use by Marge Piercy in 1979.

Ancience [ain-shence]

—noun

a new spelling and pronunciation of the noun “ancientness.”
of the long time past: Even the Bible, despite the ancience and tradition, is still a book written by men, about God. (article reference)

Elsewhen [else-when]

—adverb

some other time.
at a different time.
As in “elsewhere” but referring to time not location: You will have to arrive elsewhen if you expect a decidedly different reception. (article reference)

Symbolicize [sim-bol-eh-size]

—verb

to make something symbolic.
to symbolize something: Many apologists symbolicize the reference to prostitution, as idolatry. (article reference)

Trither [try-ther]

—adjective

one or the other of three: You may sleep in trither room. (if there are three rooms)
each of three: There are beds in trither room. (if there are three rooms)

—pronoun

one of the other of three: There are three rooms and you can sleep in trither.

—conjunction

(a coordinating conjunction that, when preceding a word or statement followed by the disjunctive or, serves to emphasize the possibility of choice of three): Trither stay here, go to work or go home.

—adverb

also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses): If you don’t come, then those two won’t come trither.

Infpathy [eye-in-ef-pathy]

—noun, plural infpathies.

deep, profound, and often melancholic feelings; usually unique to the infp.
disproportionate feelings: Because of his infpathy, he had the ability to feel the weight of the universe in a very small soul. (article reference)
crushing emotions.