: Re: Are there any general rules or guidelines for using neologism or newly coined word (Cutease)? Recently, I came across a beautiful word 'Cutease', defined on Urban dictionary as: Cute, sassy, saucy

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Adding to the answer from @Galastel sometimes you need a new word and those available to us in dictionaries or otherwise don't cut it. In a Sci-Fi I just finished that was based on Mars the author coined a couple of cuss words that stood out distinctly, 'gorrydamn'. Unfortunately the first time I read it, it totally interrupted my flow, knocked me out of my readers reverie and all that. But I quickly grew used to them. But he also inserted another phrase more artfully. Luckily the story carried the first and the second helped carry the story.

So general guide lines for me are:

Make sure you need your newly coined words and aren't just being cute.
Ensure your content carries your new word well and that it isn't a distraction or something I need to figure out.
Like Shakespeare, be brave enough to do it and do it well.

Here's another resource for you where this is covered

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