wug word
wug word · wug words
Synonym of pseudowordSynonym of pseudoword.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of pseudoword.
Origin
From wug, a made-up word used in the so-called wug test to investigate the acquisition ofFrom wug, a made-up word used in the so-called wug test to investigate the acquisition of the plural form in English-speaking children. Coined in the 1950s by Dr. Jean Berko Gleason.
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