How to pronounce coin

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What coin means

verb

Most people know coin in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To make up a new word or saying

In a sentence: My little brother coined the word "snowcano" for the giant pile of snow in our yard.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a wedge, which also meant the stamp used to make coins. Making up new words grew from the idea of stamping out new coins.

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