coin a phrase

verb

To create a neologism.

Meanings

verbcoin a phrase (third-person singular simple present coins a phrase, present participle coining a phrase, simple past and past participle coined a phrase)

present singular third person coins a phrase · participle present coining a phrase · participle past coined a phrase · past coined a phrase

  1. To create a neologism.
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APA

coin a phrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin%20a%20phrase

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coin a phrase,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin%20a%20phrase.

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