made-up words, neologisms, spork, ultra-lightweight dual-use cutlery

鈦制叉勺是我弟弟格雷戈里(Gregory)給我的聖誕節禮物，這個禮物應該是他當時隨便選的。超輕兩用餐具對我來說沒什麼用。THE titanium spork was a Christmas gift from my brother Gregory, a choice that seemed random at the time. I had no use for ultra-lightweight dual-use cutlery.

spork 如下說明:叉匙合體組
 隨便:隨機
 兩用或可更確切說"一頭叉一頭匙"
勺= spoon 匙

Spork

 

音節

Spork

発音

spɔ'ːrk

[名]((商標))スポーク：フォーク兼用［先割れ］スプーン.

［spoon＋fork］

2010年11月2日，美國專利局發給工研院和我US7827067號專利許可，專利的全名是「時間和知識交換及管理的裝置及方法」。對於這個名稱我特別滿意，因為專利的內容尚在其次，有了這名稱就可以無所不包，軟（體）硬（體）通吃。
天長地久計的英文名稱是chronobot。這也是我發明的新字，就是時間chrono和機器人robot的合成體。用這個名稱在美國申請商標，在2009年也批准了。所以萬事俱備只欠東風，如果找到人投資做成產品，天長地久計就可以上市了。

neologism	(noun) A newly invented word or phrase.
Synonyms:	coinage
Usage:	Neologisms are often coined when people begin using newly released technology.

10 things you might not know about made-up words


This month, the Oxford American Dictionary declared that the "word of the year" for 2010 was Sarah Palin's "refudiate," an apparent combination of refute and repudiate. Such made-up words, also known as neologisms, seem increasingly popular in the Internet age:

1. An idiot's journey through life can be called an "idiodyssey."

2. "Hasbian" is a term for a former lesbian.

3. When two words are blended to form one — such as "bromance" or "mockumentary" or "spork" — it's called a portmanteau or a portmanteau word. A portmanteau is also a type of suitcase that opens into two halves. (And the plural of portmanteau is correctly written two ways: portmanteaus and portmanteaux.)

4. "Hatriot" is used to describe an extremist member of a militia group, a person who greatly distrusts the current government, or a liberal who is always critical of the country. It is also used by football fans who don't like the team from New England.

5. If you've been "dixie-chicked," your own fans or customers have turned on you, as the country music group Dixie Chicks discovered in 2003 when they denounced then- President George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq.

6. "Anticipointment" is a television and marketing term that was popular circa 1990, describing the feeling of consumers when a product is hyped but doesn't deliver.

7. The word "gerrymander" was invented in 1812 to describe a legislative district whose contours were grossly manipulated to favor one side. One such district in Massachusetts resembled a salamander, and the governor at the time was Elbridge Gerry. Thus, gerrymandering had occurred.

8. A "nagivator" is an auto passenger who nags instead of navigates.

9. Without the cellphone, "approximeeting" wouldn't work. That's when you make plans to meet someone but don't firm up the details until later, when you're on the move.

10. A college student who dates only people in his residence hall commits "dormcest."

Mark Jacob is a deputy metro editor at the Tribune; Stephan Benzkofer is the newspaper's weekend editor.

Sources: wharton.universia.net; urbandictionary.com; dictionary.reference.com; doubletongued.org; wordspy.com; "American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials" by Barbara A. Bardes, Mack C. Shelley and Steffen W. Schmidt.