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ghost word

noun

a word created through misreading of manuscripts, misunderstanding of grammatical elements, etc. and never really established in a language

Etymology: term invented by W. W. W(alter) W(illiam) Skeat

Browse dictionary entries near ghost word

  1. ghost town
  2. ghost dance
  3. ghost
  4. Ghirlandaio
  5. ghillie
  6. Ghiberti
  7. Ghibelline
  8. ghettoize
  9. ghetto blaster
  10. ghetto
  1. ghosting
  2. ghostly
  3. ghostwriter
  4. ghoul
  5. GHQ
  6. GHz
  7. gi
  8. GI Joe
  9. Giacometti
  10. Giannini, A.P.