On further thought, adding a couple words to the already kinda long question wasn’t too much. I adjusted it to better ask what I had in mind, which was what invented words would you make and have instantly adopted.
What do you mean by instantly adopted? General population who uses only a fraction of the words in the dictionary, many of which they use incorrectly?
Anyone can create a new word like gaslighting, let it into the wild, and then watch it as people use it to mean something different and lose all nuance.
Sealioning and enshittification had specific original meanings and are used in ways that make them useless compared tonthe vague terminology that proceeded them. If I wanted to make up a word that was adopted and watched it get misconstrued or misued to mean something else it would a real kick in the bladder.
As in put into regular use and understood in all the various ways they may come to be understood. As compared to a word that one makes up in private that only they understand and may never pass from them into use by anyone else, particularly with their personal understanding/meaning.
However this is meant as a fun question, so you may answer with your ideal conditions in mind. The question is meant to provide a starting point, not set any strict bounds or punitive conditions.
On further thought, adding a couple words to the already kinda long question wasn’t too much. I adjusted it to better ask what I had in mind, which was what invented words would you make and have instantly adopted.
What do you mean by instantly adopted? General population who uses only a fraction of the words in the dictionary, many of which they use incorrectly?
Anyone can create a new word like gaslighting, let it into the wild, and then watch it as people use it to mean something different and lose all nuance.
Sealioning and enshittification had specific original meanings and are used in ways that make them useless compared tonthe vague terminology that proceeded them. If I wanted to make up a word that was adopted and watched it get misconstrued or misued to mean something else it would a real kick in the bladder.
As in put into regular use and understood in all the various ways they may come to be understood. As compared to a word that one makes up in private that only they understand and may never pass from them into use by anyone else, particularly with their personal understanding/meaning.
However this is meant as a fun question, so you may answer with your ideal conditions in mind. The question is meant to provide a starting point, not set any strict bounds or punitive conditions.