text: can i make up a word thats not in dictionary but may be accepted soon as a word?   yes actually you can. the washington post had a contest on that. i actually read some of the words that people sent in as well as their definitions and i must say that they were highly creative and intelligent.   for more information on this contest click the link below: http://www.eunuch.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5165