nonwords

Only in the director's cut, the video, are the nonwords, the sound, the noise, the true reaction.

I asked Helen Thomas about Israel. Her answer revealed more than you think. David F. Nesenoff 2010

Worse, his students had taken to writing words such as ‘bang,’ ‘pop,’ and ‘splat,’ as well as nonwords masquerading as words, such as ‘kaboom,’ ‘yikes,’ ‘glunk,’ and even ‘arrrghhhh,’ often followed by multiple exclamation points.

2008 January 17 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2008

And there were shouters of the Spirit, she knew this for a fact—a band of charismatics who leapt and wept on the top floor, uttering words and nonwords, treating knife wounds with prayer.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

And there were shouters of the Spirit, she knew this for a fact—a band of charismatics who leapt and wept on the top floor, uttering words and nonwords, treating knife wounds with prayer.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

And there were shouters of the Spirit, she knew this for a fact—a band of charismatics who leapt and wept on the top floor, uttering words and nonwords, treating knife wounds with prayer.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

So I don't see how people get the top score, unless they play all the time and learn those ridiculous nonwords, or they just stab at all plausible collections of letters as fast as they can.

New Internet Addiction Becca 2007

So I don't see how people get the top score, unless they play all the time and learn those ridiculous nonwords, or they just stab at all plausible collections of letters as fast as they can.

Archive 2007-10-01 Becca 2007

Can we infer, then, that people have an implicit prejudice against nonwords?

Implicit Prejudice, the IAT, and the Popular Press Chris 2005

In addition, people routinely evaluate nonwords more negatively than words.

Implicit Prejudice, the IAT, and the Popular Press Chris 2005

A regurg of nonwords and otherwords so coyly still.

joegood Diary Entry joegood 2002