coinage noun ( NEW WORD ) /ˈkɔɪ.nɪdʒ/ n [C or U]
(the inventing of) a new word or phrase in a language The expression 'boy band' is a nineties coinage.
(Definition of coinage noun (NEW WORD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Quiz
Read the following dialogue, and then find out two expressions made or invented using the strategy of "coinage".
(One of the real situations in Korat during the period of Vietnam War)
Thai Woman: Hey, you! Sleep on me. OK?
American Soldier: Sleep on you?
Thai Woman: Yes. OK?
American Soldier: How about sleeping under you?
Thai Woman: No no.
American Soldier: How much?
Thai Woman: Five ten baht. OK?
American Soldier: OK !