A stunt word is a neologism created to produce a special effect, or to attract attention. Examples are gloatation, titterosity, scrumtrulescent, malamanteau, and truthiness. Some stunt words are portmanteau words, and many are also based on malapropisms.
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“There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees. Our globe seen by God is a transparent law, not a mass of facts. The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)