Last week we held a contest, in parallel with Valleywag, for the best consumer neologism. Here are the results.
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![Contest: Neologify Your Consumerisms](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/smithy.jpg?w=200&h=155&crop=1)
Contest: Neologify Your Consumerisms
We’re holding a contests to smith fake words and witty definitions within the topic of consumer affairs.
![Contest: Make up a Word, Win Big Like Halliburton](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/flametime.jpg?w=150&h=210&crop=1)
Contest: Make up a Word, Win Big Like Halliburton
In normal life, a neologism is making up a new word. In publication land, a neologism is when readers and editors jerk off together and preface statements with, “To coin a phrase…” Get it? “Gism.”