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Who said that first? Common neologisms and the authors who invented them

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chortle
to chuckle gleefully; Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.
boredom
the state of being dulled or tired; Charles Dickens, Bleak House.
hobbit
one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes; J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings.
doublespeak
evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse; George Orwell, 1984.
Catch-22
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions; Joseph Heller; Catch-22.
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cyberspace
the realm of electronic communication; William Gibson, Neuromancer.
nerd
a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person; Dr. Seuss, If I Ran the Zoo.
robotics
the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line; Isaac Asimov, I, Robot.
Yahoo
an uncultivated or boorish person; Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.
economize
to manage a household to use sparingly or frugally; John Milton; Tenure of Kings.
hysteria
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping; Edgar Allen Poe, Fall of the House of Usher.
obscene
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved; Shakespeare; Richard II.
chintzy
cheap, inferior, or gaudy; George Eliot, The George Eliot Letters
frippet
a pretty, frivolous young woman; D.H. Lawrence, The Collected Letters of D.H. Lawrence

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