Phrase guide
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noun
A compound word formed of a transitive verb and a noun; an (usually exocentric) agentive-instrumental verb-noun compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: cutthroat, turncoat compound
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by editor and linguist Brianne Hughes in the 2010s, as cutthroat is an example of the class of compound words. Compare cranberry morpheme, eggcorn, Hobson-Jobson, mondegreen.
