agnonym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγνωτος (ágnōtos, “unknown”) +‎ -onym.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡ.nəˌnɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæɡ.nəˌnɪm/

Noun

agnonym (plural agnonyms)

1. a specialized phrase or a neologism not usually found in a speaker's spoken vocabulary