15 made-up words
If you want to be viewed as ‘eloquacious’ rather than ‘bellignorant,’ you may want to try out these portmanteaus.
Sometimes I like to take a break from being a wordsmith of cryptic corporate speak and read about words and language.
Recently, I’ve been reading about made-up words, why they were created, and how they eventually make it into the dictionary.
Though I’ll never be able to use any of these words at work, here are some of my favorite fictional words:
1. Adminisphere—The level of management where far-reaching, unworkable, and counterproductive decisions are made.
The decision to move from Macs to PCs was made in the adminisphere.
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