Word Fugitives
Atlantic, The, February, 2001 by Barbara Wallraff
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A word fugitive is a wanted word or expression that someone has been unable to call to mind. Quite probably no exactly apt term exists—but maybe one should. Those familiar with The Meaning of Liff (1983), by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, or Sniglets (1984), by Rich Hall and Friends, may find it helpful to think of word fugitives as empty mental spaces waiting to be filled by neologisms like the ones that appeared in those books.
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Readers familiar with Atlantic Unbound may already be acquainted with the word-fugitives idea, which made its debut online. Now readers are invited to submit for this page both word fugitives they seek and neologisms they coin to meet the needs of their word-wanting fellows. The page will appear every other month. Here are a couple of examples, adapted from the Web, to get the ball rolling. RECENTLY Mark Pener, of Somerville, Massachusetts, asked, "Often ...
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