kidnapee

/kɪdˈneɪpiː/

Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that is not recognized as a valid word, often created to test language processing systems or to illustrate a point.

“The linguist warned that ‘kidnapee’ was not a word and should not be used in formal writing.”

Synonyms

  • neologism
  • nonword

Antonyms

  • standard
  • valid