diff --git a/src/fh_builtins_meta.c b/src/fh_builtins_meta.c
index be5e818..defa6ce 100644
--- a/src/fh_builtins_meta.c
+++ b/src/fh_builtins_meta.c
@@ -82,14 +82,17 @@ static enum fh_error w_colon_noname(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word
 
   struct fh_word_s *new_word = fh_word_at(fh, ptr);
   if (!new_word) return FH_ERR_INTERNAL;
-  new_word->previous = MAGICADDR_DICTFIRST;
+  //new_word->previous = MAGICADDR_DICTFIRST;
+  new_word->previous = fh->dict_last;
   new_word->param = fh->here;
   new_word->handler = w_user_word;
-  new_word->name[0] = 0;
-  new_word->flags = WORDFLAG_WORD; // noname word exists outside the dict, so HIDDEN is not needed
+  new_word->name[0] = 0; // no name, really
+  new_word->flags = WORDFLAG_WORD | WORDFLAG_HIDDEN;
   
   TRY(ds_push(fh, ptr)); // TODO maybe should do this at semicolon?
 
+  fh->dict_last = ptr;
+
   return FH_OK;
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ static enum fh_error w_semicolon(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s
   
   // unhide the entry, if hidden (colon does this to make the word unresolvable before it's finished)
   struct fh_word_s *ww = fh_word_at(fh, fh->dict_last);
-  if (ww && (ww->flags & WORDFLAG_WORD)) {
+  if (ww && (ww->flags & WORDFLAG_WORD) && ww->name[0] != 0) {
     ww->flags &= ~WORDFLAG_HIDDEN;
   }