Portmanteaus
When two words are blended together to create one word, using only a portion of each word.Examples:(Internet)=Interconnected + Network(
Brunch)= Breakfast + Lunch(
Moped)= Motor +
Pedal(Bash)= Bang + Smash
portmanteau
by insignis on Apr 15, 2005 15:57:29
The combination of two or more words to create
a new word. Also known as a
frankenword or blend.
(
sources: tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms and the wikipedia)
portmanteau
by Tojonto on Jun 19, 2006 13:43:18
a cliche and uncreative technique to form new words - almost anyone who can speak a language can
fabricate words by
butchering two perfectly
good words and using cheap glue to form one ugly word
portmanteau
by tazio on Nov 20, 2005 09:44:45
Example:
"...sent her things on ahead via two
steamer trunks, a hatbox, and an enormous portmanteau, covered in
crocodile"
portmanteau
by slumdog on Jan 28, 2009 00:27:43
1. an archaic word used by
prissy netymologists on Wikipedia and Word Spy that means a blend word. A word formed by combining parts of two words
2. a two-compartment
suitcase that has not been manufactured since the
1800s.
Example:
1. Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words "
wienie" and "
encyclopedia".
2. I wonder if the
luggage museum has a portmanteau?
Portmanteau
by AKIYAMAMATSU on Dec 30, 2020 16:07:41
Example:
Clone:
HOLA!
(
gunshot)
Clone:
Adios!
Dan: Who was that?
Tom: That was Spanish Dan, I called him Span.
Dan: why?
Tom: It's a portmanteau of Spanish and Dan.
Freudian Portmanteau
by WhyteBeard on Mar 06, 2016 04:42:30
Example:
Freudian Portmanteau: "These Notifuckations won't
go away!"
portmanteau word
by Jessica on Sep 12, 2003 04:18:10
Internal Portmanteau
by JWBPhayz on Jun 05, 2009 04:19:13
Causing a word to become shorter by joining
the ends at a common letter. Can be done more than once in
long words, or phrases.
IP = Internal Portmanteau
Example:
Examples of Internal Portmanteau:
Television -->
Tevion (2 IP's) (pronounced "teh-vyun")
Mathematician -->
Matician (1 IP) (pronounced "ma-tish-un")
Fabulous! -->
Fabus! (1 IP) (pronounced "fab-ous")
portmanteau purloin
by Coop Dupe on Jan 08, 2020 19:58:59
when the government makes you think through
esp that someone knows your
whereabouts and is talking about you which distracts you from your daily
tasks.