How to take credit for a new word?

[Dofuss3000]

How do you officially take credit for, i.e. register or proclaim, a new word?

 

[Wallydraigle]

Drink a cup and a half of fresh bleach. They'll know.

 

[eigen]

stop being stupid.

 

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Drink a cup and a half of fresh bleach. They'll know.

I wish I had your wit.

 

[Dofuss3000]

I am dead serious. My word is probably the coolest word that ever graced the English language.

 

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
I am dead serious. My word is probably the coolest word that ever graced the English language.

Sorry, "dofuss" is not a cool word. In fact, it's not even spelled right, you doofus.

 

[ruffilb]

Well, you can start out by declaring it on urbandictionary.com...

 

[Dofuss3000]

Originally posted by: ruffilb
Well, you can start out by declaring it on urbandictionary.com...

I will!

 

[Leper Messiah]

get everybody to use, then when it appears in a dictionary, tell them you made it up.

 

[chipy]

can you copyright or trademark a word?

 

[Dofuss3000]

Originally posted by: chipy
can you copyright or trademark a word?

Thats what I want to know. I believe you can copyright a brand new word.

 

[Dofuss3000]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000

Originally posted by: ruffilb
Well, you can start out by declaring it on urbandictionary.com...

I will!

I did. The editors will now review the word and then I will post a link to it when it is approved. I will make a new thread and also have a link to this thread.

 

[Trogdor91]

Write a letter to yourself stating the creation of the word on whatever date and mail it to yourself. oh yea, seal it with wax. Ive copyrighted many words, and each time i used this process.

 

[Dofuss3000]

Originally posted by: Trogdor91
Write a letter to yourself stating the creation of the word on whatever date and mail it to yourself. oh yea, seal it with wax. Ive copyrighted many words, and each time i used this process.

It is not fool proof! The letter might be lost!

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000

Originally posted by: Trogdor91
Write a letter to yourself stating the creation of the word on whatever date and mail it to yourself. oh yea, seal it with wax. Ive copyrighted many words, and each time i used this process.

It is not fool proof! The letter might be lost!

You don't send just one.

 

[Platypus]

everybody sees a giant.

 

[Rogue]

I invented the question mark. Dr. Evil was lying when he said his father did.

 

[cjgallen]

Be the first to register it on urban dictionary.

 

[Cattlegod]

post the word and its meaning or ban.

 

[Otaking]

I invented the useless ampersand, but you don't see me crying.

 

[Trygve]

You could send it to Stan Kelly-Bootle. He gave me credit in print for

Vampireware: a project capable of sucking the lifeblood out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless refuses to die.

Some of the others I've come up with I've listed at http://www.trygve.com/glossary.html

 

[stan394]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
I am dead serious. My word is probably the coolest word that ever graced the English language.

dude, i literally crack up laughing over this one. genius

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Trygve
You could send it to Stan Kelly-Bootle. He gave me credit in print for

Vampireware: a project capable of sucking the lifeblood out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless refuses to die.

Some of the others I've come up with I've listed at http://www.trygve.com/glossary.html

Anyone else interested in becoming Trygve for a day? Much like Being John Malkovich, only no Cameron Diaz.

Or puppetry.

 

[MX2]

Convince yourself you are almighty and all-knowing by repetitive self talk. The voices will listen and make the appropriate calls.

 

[Fritzo]

Make a Wikipedia entry for it