1. the act or practice of coining words or phrases incorrectly
Usage: linguistic or editorial usage
2. the act or practice of manufacturing counterfeit coins
Usage: historical or legal usage

1. present participle of miscoin; to coin (a word or phrase) incorrectly or inappropriately
Usage: often used in linguistic or editorial contexts
2. present participle of miscoin; to manufacture counterfeit coins
Usage: historical or legal context

Examples

• The author was criticized for miscoining technical terms in her novel.
• Medieval authorities severely punished miscoining as a form of fraud.
• His miscoining of the phrase 'for all intensive purposes' became a running joke among his friends.
• The editor caught several instances of miscoining in the manuscript before publication.
• Miscoining currency was considered treason in many historical kingdoms.
• Linguists study miscoining to understand how language evolves and changes over time.