NEOLOGISMS

Neologism is a term which refers to any new lexical unit the novelty of which is still felt.

Here are some examples of neologisms which might be interesting for you to know:

Carpocalypse

n. The financial devastation being wreaked upon the global automotive industry.

"I don't think General Motors will survive the carpocalypse."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Dixie-Chicked
a. to suffer economic loss by alienating a constituency "We don't want to get dixie-chicked. We've invested millions of dollars in the movie."
(Dreamworks executive, 2003)

Bouncebackability
"Footballers . . . are adept at coining neologisms, if only because they're not adept at using proper words. In 2004, Iain Dowie, the then manager of Crystal Palace, conjured the term bouncebackability to denote . . .. Ah, you are ahead of me. Anyway, it entered the Collins English Dictionary the following year."
(Michael Deacon, "The Dictionary Needs to Scrax and Polkadodge." The Daily Telegraph, Aug. 6, 2010)

Intrapreneur

n. A person who focuses on innovative entrepreneurial development within a large company
"Jill is worried about getting laid off, so she's become a real intrapreneur, launching three new products in three months."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Moziloville

n. the tent cities springing up across California (named for Angelo Mozilo, former Countrywide CEO)
"After he defaulted on his mortgage, Bill had to move into a Moziloville."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Obamanation

n. Used by critics of the current U.S. president to describe particularly disliked government initiatives.
"Have you heard about the latest Obamanation? Bailout funds for unemployed seal-clubbers."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Pregorexia

n. Excessive skinniness during a period of pregnancy. Frequently displayed by Hollywood celebrities.

"Did you see her on the red carpet at the Oscars? It looks like she has a serious case of pregorexia."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Twitterati

n. The most read and most influential users of microblogging service Twitter.
"Speculating on Steve Job's health is all the rage among the Twitterati."

(David M. Ewalt. New Words For 2009)

Moofing, from "mobile out of office," meaning working on the go with a laptop and cellphone.

(Words Of The Year. American Dialect Society)

Shovel-ready, used to describe infrastructure projects that can be started quickly when funds become available.

(Words Of The Year. American Dialect Society)

Phish, to induce someone to reveal private information by means of deceptive e-mail.

(Words Of The Year. American Dialect Society)

Pajamahadeen, a blend of the words "pajamas" and "Mujahideen," a group of bloggers who challenge and fact-check traditional media.

(Words Of The Year. American Dialect Society)

Facestalk

v. Using Facebook to obsessively check up on ex-spouses, high-school flames and college sweethearts.
"Lisa is totally facestalking John. She must check his 'wall' like seven times a day!"
(Michael Noe. Eight New Words We'd Like To See)

Obamniscient

adj. Believing the new American president is all-knowing on all topics, as witnessed by his expressed opinions on everything from executive pay to who would win the men's NCAA basketball tournament.
"The president's Final Four picks were Obamniscient."
(Michael Noe. Eight New Words We'd Like To See)

Raqtigue

n. Extreme weariness of news from Iraq and Afghanistan after six years of nonstop suicide bombings and cross-border incursions into Pakistan.
"David is suffering from a serious case of raqtigue. He refuses to read the newspaper anymore."
(Michael Noe. Eight New Words We'd Like To See)