Newly Invented Words in the English Language

New words: Dimino

It is likely that every person, at one time or another, in his or her life, has probably coined a new word or two. Whether or not those new words continue to remain in the English language or in any other language, remains to be seen. How long a word remains in a language becomes a test of time.

The ultimate question is one of whether or not the newly coined word is viable, feasible or preferable to other words, which are currently in usage within the same context.

Dimino is a new word that I coined fairly recently, in terms of its use in the English language.

I am aware that this word may have been used somewhere else in our world, within another context, at some time, or that it may be in use currently, in other contexts. I now claim the total, exclusive rights to this new word, in terms of using it in our current English language.

Dimino? What is the origin of the word dimino?

Let me ask you first, does a new word have to have an origin? No, it does not have to, but this one does, at least for me personally.

The word dimino originated for me, when the word domino which I had suggested as a user name, was not correctly spelled by my service provider. Thus, my use of the word dimino began, as a typo that had gone unnoticed, until I tried to use the word domino for my inter-net connection. I wound up having to call the service provider a second time because the word domino did not work.

When I realized that there was a typing error, I was stunned at first, but I liked the word dimino immediately.

After all, my name is Diane and for me, it is appropriate. I felt like it was a gift that had been given to me, although it came about in a rather unique and different way. It did not occur to me, that it might be an intentional error and I do not think that the error was intentional. Things tend to happen the way that they are supposed to happen. I perceived what had happened in a positive light.

So, rather than make the service provider correct the error in spelling, I decided to keep the word dimino as my user name, although I knew that using that word might raise a few eyebrows. Of course, it did. I think I took a number of people by surprise.

"What kind of a word is this?" I had someone ask, almost immediately. "What does it mean?"

What does dimino mean?

Is possible to give the word dimino some meaning or significance? Could it have signification as di meaning twice, twofold or double? Maybe it might be more significant in terms of dia, like through or across?

The next question became one of "How do I pronounce it?" I asked, "How do you think the word dimino should be pronounced?"

I decided that in reality, since there are no rules or regulations in this coin-a-new-word game, a person could pronounce it any way that he or she wanted to pronounce it, because for me, the word dimino did not exist in the past. I certainly could not find any reference to it, in any dictionary that I had access to at that time.

My personal preference, for the pronunciation of the word dimino is that it be pronounced like Di, as in my name, Diane. My best friends always wind up calling me Di, for some mysterious reason.

But does my personal preference mean anything to anyone else? I have already had a few people look at me rather strangely, when I used the word dimino. They have repeatedly asked me, "Isn't that word dimino supposed to be pronounced like the word dim?"

At first, I was offended by that. To me, it was not to be pronounced like dim at all. I wondered why the majority of people that read it, wanted to diminish the word dimino, to a lesser meaning or signification, when it was not intended to be diminished at all?

Perhaps it is because the majority of people, tend to see most things in a negative context at first, until their eyes are opened further to an awareness of the reality that for everything, there will always be another perception, that is possible and plausible.

Now after thinking about it for a number of years, I begin to understand the word dimino and why it was given to me. The word dim, in terms of understanding the word dimino, seems to be heading in the right direction. Dim could designate the nature of the faint light, initially perceived to be at the end of a tunnel. At first, the light may appear to be very dim.

So, there might be a place for this new word, that I claim to have coined, after all. Only the dictionaries of time will tell the tale.

Could it be that dimino means a new awakening or perhaps an emerging revelation?

That works for me, because there is no good word in the English language, that clearly depicts something coming into the light or emerging from utter darkness.

Coining a new word is like the bringing into existence or the shedding of new light on something that was formerly in the darkness, or unheard of, prior to a specific time or place. It is stated that everything comes out of what appears to be nothing. Maybe we could use the word diminoing or dimino effect, in this context and thus, coin another new concept too?

I will continue to think about this and will write about it again, because I believe that it does have some merit in the English language. For me, the word dimino has signification and meaning now, even if it not yet known or understood by others.

When I think seriously about the word domino, which is the word that I started with, I begin to realize that everyone knows that it is the nature of the domino to fall down. I don't need or want to use that word as a user name now, even though I still like playing the game of dominoes.

I am going to suggest that a dimino will stand even while all the dominoes, in the entire world topple over. If one domino falls down, all of the other dominoes standing in that row will all fall down, too.

A dimino will stand alone and never fall down.

In reality, new words like dimino, will come and go, as people love to coin new words. Truth alone will stand the test of time, but isn't the love of coining new words, a challenge to one's creative genius? Coining new words is fun.