nonce words
41Mc- — 1 a combining form, used esp. to form nonce words, with the meaning generic; homogenized : McSchools that offer no individual attention; reading McNews instead of a serious newspaper. [ < Mc(Donald s), chain of fast food restaurants] Mc 2 var. of …
42-orama — a combining form extracted from panorama, diorama, or cyclorama, occurring as the final element in compounds, often nonce words used in advertising or journalism. Though the semantic content of the compound is often lent solely by the initial… …
43-ville — a combining form extracted from place names ending in ville, used in the coinage of informal nonce words, usu. pejorative, that characterize a place, person, group, or situation (dullsville; disasterville; Mediaville) or that name a condition… …
44nowhere — (adv.) O.E. nahwær nowhere, not at all; see NO (Cf. no) + WHERE (Cf. where). Similar constructions were attempted with nowhat (1520s) and nowhen (1764), but they failed to take hold and remain nonce words …
45-gate — cvb aff. a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usu. nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other improprieties in government or business: Irangate[/ex] …
46-ville — aff. a combining form extracted from place names ending in ville, used in the coinage of informal nonce words, usu. pejorative, that characterize a place, person, group, or situation dullsville; disasterville; Mediaville[/ex] or that name a… …
47Mc- — I orMc aff. var. of Mac II Mc cvb a combining form, used esp. to form nonce words, with the meaning “generic; homogenized”: McSchools that offer no individual attention; reading McNews instead of a serious newspaper[/ex] • Etymology: <… …
48-ese — [ēz, ēs] [OFr eis, It ese < L ensis] suffix 1. forming adjectives a) of a country or place [Javanese] b) in the language or dialect of [Cantonese] c) in the style of [Carlylese] 2. fo …
49-itis — [īt′is, īt′əs] [ModL < L < Gr itis, orig. fem. of adjectives ending in itēs, used to modify nosos, disease (later understood, but omitted)] suffix 1. inflammatory disease or inflammation of (a specified part or organ) [neuritis, bronchitis] …
50-manship — [mən ship] [< (GAMES)MANSHIP] combining form talent or skill (esp. in gaining advantage) in connection with: used freely in nonce words [grantsmanship, quotesmanship] …
