OED

It’s not a real word

If it’s not in the dictionary

I’m told

But it has to be a word

To get in the dictionary

But it can’t be

So it can’t

But it is

Words define dictionaries

Dictionaries don’t define words

Well, they do

but

You know what I mean

 

 

Reviews

[Esana Bridges]

Aw. This is really cute. It brings up the idea "What is a real word and who decides what a real word is?" I agree. I definitely don't think it's dictionaries.

This poem is really short and simple, but still it conveys the message perfectly. I really like the end, with that bit of wit, to lighten up something that could well turn into a philosophical debate.