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Although nowadays the use of large corpora provide all conditions for the capture of observable data, French morphologists tend to be suspicious of nonce-formations, especially if they diverge from established word formation rules. This paper fills this gap by focusing on playful nonce-formations, which address some interesting morphological issues. We define nonce-formations (§ 1) and describe recurring patterns of their emergence (§ 2). Then we discuss issues related to productivity (§ 3).