1. the practice of creating new words or expressions
Usage: formal; linguistics
2. the use of new words or expressions
Usage: formal; linguistics

Examples

• The author’s neology made his writing difficult to understand.
• Shakespeare was famous for his neology, creating hundreds of new words.
• The field of technology requires constant neology to describe new inventions.
• Critics accused the poet of excessive neology in her latest collection.
• The linguist studied neology in modern social media communication.
• Corporate neology often produces confusing jargon and buzzwords.