Blog Post #2 Shakespeare Neologisms

Learn more about the language Shakespeare used while also seeing my attempts at neologism.

1. CREATE YOUR OWN INSULT

Using the link, https://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Funny-pages/shakespeare-insult-kit.html, chose a word from each column to create your own insult.

My insult was:

Thou loggerheaded elf-skinned nut-hook.

What it means:

You thick-headed thief

Picture of my insult:

2. CHOOSE A NEOGOLISM

Using the link, https://www.litcharts.com/blog/shakespeare/words-shakespeare-invented/, learn more about how Shakespeare invented words. I chose one word he attributed to match with a picture.

My neologism:

freezing

Picture:

3. CREATE YOUR OWN WORD

When I was creating my word, I used a portmanteau to come up with my word. For this activity, the two words I chose to combine were lunch and dinner because if you eat dinner during lunch time, then you are eating lunch and dinner.

My portmanteau:

lunner

A sentence using the new word:

On the fourth of July, we ate lunner with our cousins at Outback Steakhouse.

Visualization of my new word: