Boston -- So Sarah Palin coined a new word recently. What’s the big deal? Like no politician or other famous person has ever done that before.

Remember "missunderstimate?”

Personally, I rather like “refudiate.” Naturally, Palin has been slammed six ways to Sitka for her misuse of the language. (By the way, I just coined that new phrase.)

The mainstream media has had a field day. (Or, as Palin would refer to it, the “lamestream media.” Another good one.)

You could just hear the sophisticated snickering in the BBC's report on Palin’s new word. After all, who knows the English language better than the English? New words? Ask them about some of the winners they’ve coined.

Just don’t be asking for a “fag” in most quarters (British slang for a cigarette), or to be “knocked up” next time you’re in a hotel.

At least using the word “refudiate” won’t get you slapped or sued.

Although it could force you to tweak your tweet.

Which Palin did, after she tweeted the world to “refudiate.”

Then she did the English one better. She offered a shout-out to Shakespeare, and compared herself to him.

“English is a living language,” Palin tweeted. “Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!”

Which prompted the BBC to bridle about Palin’s new BFF.

“Most of his (Shakespeare) coinages were conscious, rather than mistakes,” sniffed John Ayto, author of the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, in an interview with the BBC.

(Personally, I suspect that Shakespeare would have been all over Twitter: “R u ready for a new play? All about a Great Dane, but no he’s no dog. Got ghosts, gore, girlfriend who goes crazeeeeee!”)

Ayto Also added, “I have doubts about its (“refudiate”) capacity for staying in the English language for very long.”

Are you kidding?

If the first week of the word’s existence is any indication, it may stay around for a very long time. Or at least several news cycles. I mean, which do you think was discussed more last week, “refudiate,” or “Troilus and Cressida?”

You can’t refudiate that.

Besides, you knew exactly what Palin meant in the first place.

In overlooking my mangled grammar, my high school French teacher used to say, “Language is communication.” A message which meant, “If I get it, it’s OK,” and without which, I never would have passed.

In fact, I look forward to more new words from Sarah Palin.

Just think what she might have to say about her daughter Bristol’s recent engagment to Levi Johnston. (The same Levi Johnston who is father to Bristol’s daughter, and who spent a lot of time in the recent past trashing the whole Palin family, from Mama Grizzly Sarah on down.)

Sure, word is that Sarah Palin may want to in fact go all Mama Grizzly on her prodigal son-in-law. But that won’t play well in the heartland. (Though it might add a fun episode or two to Bristol and Levi’s planned reality TV show.)

“Todd & I r jacked, pumped, stoked & gr8tfl,” Palin might tweet. “Real evolveness for Levi, truly a teachabilizing moment. Got to celebrate it!”

C’mon, Shakesepeare couldn’t have said it any better himself.