Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·Contemporary (2000–) ·2013
Dogecoin
Doge coin
- Meaning
- A cryptocurrency based on the *Doge* Shiba Inu meme.
- Source words
- Doge + coin
- Coined by
- Billy Markus & Jackson Palmer
- Year
- 2013
Background
Markus and Palmer created Dogecoin in December 2013 as a joke commentary on cryptocurrency speculation. The joke acquired a market capitalisation in the billions; a blend named after a meme became a serious financial instrument.
Contemporary (2000–)
Faster coinage, faster canonisation. Brexit and podcast both reached the OED within a decade of first use — historically rapid. Social media has made visibility, not invention, the rate-limiting step.
Two words, one coinage.
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