English nouns are formed from unmodified verbs: a fisherman's catch, to go for a walk, etc. A modern case of noun conversion through zero derivation in slang from popular culture might be seen in , in the noun sense of "awkwardness, inducement of second-hand embarrassment".

Nounification in jargon-heavy fields such as information technology is prevalent:

Humor

Verbification is sometimes used to create nonce words

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