Etymology

wug word

Today it means: Synonym of pseudoword. Full definition →

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From wug, a made-up word used in the so-called wug test to investigate the acquisition of the plural form in English-speaking children. Coined in the 1950s by Dr. Jean Berko Gleason.

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