The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NEOLOGISM
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More clues leading to the result NEOLOGISM
- Noisome, vacant girl given makeover for new term
- Go on, smile — that’s rude new word
- New concoction of some lingo?
- A word like “logo-mines”, perhaps?
- Register stops forged monies becoming coinage
- Brexit maybe upset solemn one about self-inflicted setback
- Manspreading, perhaps, blighting men’s igloo?
- Some log in prepared for a new term
- Some long, for a change, to adopt international coinage
- Some lingo adapted for new word
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The straight part
We know that "new usage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case new usage = neologism.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NEOLOGISM mean?
NEOLOGISM noun- A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
- The introduction of new doctrine, for example in theology.