English

Noun

ghost word ‎(plural ghost words)

1. A fictitious or erroneous word, originally meaningless, that has been published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference book, or has been listed as genuine, generally as the result of misinterpretation or a typographical error.

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See also

• dord
• Nihilartikel
• Walter William Skeat
• Appendix:English dictionary-only terms
• 幽霊文字 (ゆうれいもじ, ​yuurei moji), a similar phenomenon featuring Japanese kanji