The phrase "actually coined" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the origin of a term or phrase, indicating that it was specifically created or introduced by someone.
Example: "The term 'blog' was actually coined in the late 1990s to describe online journals."
Alternatives: "originally created" or "truly invented".
We were promoting it in Cleveland, Ohio with the DJ Alan Freed, who actually coined the phrase, 'rock'n'roll'n'roll
The phrase "tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime", so brilliantly popularised by Mr Blair, was actually coined by Mr Brown.
The phrase "a tightly knit group of politically motivated men", famously used by Wilson, was actually coined by MI5, according to Andrew.
While a local PR campaign has been quick to elevate the rhubarb triangle to folkloric status, the expression was actually coined by the Guardian, no less, in 1986.
In fact, the father of modern fingerprint analysis not only became a champion of the ugly field we now know as eugenics, he actually coined the term.
The term was actually coined by someone who wanted to justify social hierarchies and therefore, adopted Darwin's findings to this idea.
"He defied the restrictive reporting rules by subterfuge and went on to have an extraordinary career, actually coining the term 'no man's land'," said Evans this weekend.
In the original essay Men Explain Things To Me (which, although not actually coining the zeitgeisty word, is credited with being the core identifier of the tendency), author Rebecca Solnit writes about a man who lectured her on the subject of one of her own published books.
Spencer is credited with actually coining the term "alternative right" in 2008, and says that the "alt" part signifies a "break away from the constraints of mainstream conservatism".
Marcus says that he didn't actually coin the term.
Sir Francis Bacon was said to have written scientia potentia est – loosely that "knowledge is power", the title of the first song on our playlist – though he didn't actually coin the phrase, which most likely came from much earlier Persian and Arabic texts.
