Humorous neologisms in the name of social protest The case of the Ḥirāk in Algeria

At the core of this study are the humorous neologisms that appeared during the popular protest movement in Algeria known collectively as the Hirak. Against this backdrop, revolution joined forces with humor and wit. The aim is to outline how the processes by which these neologisms were created had an enormous bearing on the Algerian sociocultural and political landscape.