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Neo(b)logisms neologisms new coinages and new formations (combinations with suffixes/prefixes, blends, abbreviations, acronyms) which have arisen and are arising around the stem ‘blog’: ? blawg a weblog written by lawyers and/or concerned primarily with legal affairs ? bleg to use one’s blog to beg for assistance blego used in reference to self promotion on, or as part of, blogs blerd someone who spends too much time on his blog and, as a result, is bereft of social skills ? blog in/out log in/out of a blog ? blogal related to blog ? blogchalk a short piece of information given to