coined
Americanadjective
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(of a word, expression, etc.) invented or made up.
A coined word, such as Xerox, is one of the most easily protected categories of trademark.
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relating to or being money made by stamping metal; minted.
Our government founders were determined that the coined value of our gold and silver money should correspond with the market value of the bullion contained.
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(of metal) made into coinage by stamping.
The floor of the vault was buried in coined gold and silver that had burst from the sacks it was originally stored in.
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"It's just sort of an odd thing. Young people in particular, they coined this term 'AI slop'," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The 51-year-old calls herself California’s “first partner,” a title she coined herself to signal an equal footing with the governor and gender inclusivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The term "artificial intelligence" was coined here by computer scientist John McCarthy, according to the university.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
When prominent AI researcher Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” in early 2025, he gave an explicit shoutout to Cursor.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Schafer coined the terms keynote, soundmark, and sound signal to distinguish between different types of sounds, their connections to the environment, and our perception of them.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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