@isasv No, it’s not “an on-tact” (noun), it’s “on:tact” as an adjective for events. “on:tact festival” frex.

Which is the difference: I haven’t seen “malestream” before but it’s immediately parseable, whereas “on:tact” requires explaining b/c it’s made by someone with poor English. @isasv And of course we have neologisms in English—mansplain, for example. I’ve no issue with that. What annoys me is Korean media making up “fake” neologisms that will never be used outside Korea but presenting them as if they’re “English words” and convincing lots of people they are.

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