Neologisms for the Uninformed

     I do not ask for too much.  I mean, I usually know what I want, and that's just my preference.  One of the few 'big' dreams that I have is to be known as the creator of a new word.  The literary term for this is a neologism.  Some prefer the term 'neonym,' but that is more advertising jargon than anything else.  A neologism is not just an entirely new word, it can also be a phrase or a new definition of an existing word.  I've been trying to create one for a fairly long time.  In fact, I used one just last week in my previous post, 'blogcast.'  Before I define blogcast, I should explain its various components.  Blogcast is based on the word 'blog.'  Blog is what is known as a portmanteau word, which is a word made of two or more different one combined.  Common portmanteau words include 'motel,' from 'motor-hotel,' and 'smog,' from 'smoke+fog.'  Blog is made from combining 'web' and 'log,' in this case meaning a journal not a fallen tree.  A blog is an online journal that reports on various subjects as determined by its author, or blogger.  I actually prefer the term 'bloggist' as it looks more professional, as it is constructed similar to 'journalist.'

With this in mind, blogcast can be defined as the either the actual announcement of a new post to a blog, either a regularly scheduled post or an extra one, or as the continued regular posting of new material.  As a verb, blogcast can be defined as the act of actually putting out posts on a fairly regular schedule.  Used in a sentence, one could say, "Toby's blogcast is late this week due a busy schedule this morning." Or, "He should blogcast on a different day if he knows he might be late on its regular day."  Both are true this week. I don't have too much hope on this word making it mainstream, as it is just not catchy enough.  However, I have a second word waiting, 'dook.'  I define 'dook' as the digital equivalent version of a printed literary or non-fiction work, such as PDF.  Yes, there is already a word for this, an e-book.  However, my word has many benefits.  First, it is monosyllabic.  One syllable is easier than two.  Second, it starts with a consonant, making it quicker to say.  Third, it is unhyphenated.  This makes it easier to spell or type.  'Dook' is a portmanteau word itself, made from 'digital book.' It is supposed to be pronounced the same way as book and should rhyme with it.  Yes, it also looks similar to a word involving excrement, but this is intentional.  As a physical book store owner, I prefer the real versions of books over the electronic versions.  Yes, I do have a few 'dooks' of my own, but I would've have preferred the physical versions if I could have obtained them.  One could use the noun in a sentence such as, "She had to stop reading her new dook, as her computer, tablet, smart phone, and even e-reader, all crashed in a matter of seconds."  Here's hoping that one of my neologisms catches on.  With every instance it is used, either blogcast or dook will someday become mainstream and accepted by spell-checkers everywhere.