A sniglet (/ ˈsnɪɡlɪt /) is an often humorous word made up to describe something for which no dictionary word exists. Introduced in the 1980s TV comedy series Not Necessarily the News, sniglets were generated and published in significant numbers, along with submissions by fans, in several books by Rich Hall, beginning with his Sniglets ...

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2020年2月12日 · Sniglet has been defined by American comedian Rich Hall as "a word that doesn't appear in the dictionary but should." Hall coined the term while performing in the HBO …

[1980–85; said to be der. of obs. sniggle to snicker, with -let] This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85.

1985年5月14日 · On the same day I received letters from two readers calling my attention to a new kind of word called a sniglet. A sniglet is succinctly defined as “any word that doesn’t …

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2018年3月1日 · Today in Tedium: Comedian Rich Hall introduced sniglets—“any word that doesn’t appear in the dictionary but should”—in 1982 on the HBO comedy news show Not Necessarily the News. Several books followed, three of which were New York Times best-sellers, along with a daily comic panel and assorted sniglets merchandise.

An often humorous word coined to define something for which no previous word existed; a protologism. Coined by American comedian Rich Hall (1954-) for the 1980s television series Not Necessarily the News. Find similar words to sniglet using the buttons below.

2024年9月27日 · sniglet (plural sniglets) An often humorous word coined to define something for which no previous word existed; a protologism.

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