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nonce word

American  

noun

  1. a word coined and used only for a particular occasion.

nonce word British  

noun

  1. a word coined for a single occasion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nonce word

First recorded in 1880–85

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