List of portmanteaus

Animals


Art, literature and entertainment

  • "Varia, from Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt
  • The Animatrix, from anime and The Matrix
  • arfé, from art and café
  • biopic, from biography and picture
  • Bennifer, from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
  • Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
  • Brittana, from Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez
  • Britcom, from British and comedy
  • Californication, from California and fornication
  • cassingle, from cassette and single
  • cosplay, from costume and play
  • dramedy, from drama and comedy
  • edutainment, from education and entertainment
  • Electrocutioner from electrocution and executioner
  • faction, from fact and fiction
  • Famicom, from the two words forming the name of the Japanese Nintendo Entertainment System, the Family Computer
  • fandom, from fanatic and (king)-dom
  • fanon, from fan and canon
  • fanzine, from fan and magazine
  • frolf, from Frisbee and golf
  • Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
  • Kripkenstein, from Kripke and Wittgenstein, coined to describe a philosophical position that Kripke argued one could read into Wittgenstein's work, but which neither he nor Wittgenstein accepted.
  • literotica, from literature and erotica
  • machinima, from machine and cinema
  • mockumentary, from mock and documentary
  • newscast, from news and broadcast
  • Nintendogs, from Nintendo and dogs
  • Orgasmatron, from orgasm and -tron, from Woody Allen's Sleeper
  • Policenauts, from police and astronaut
  • Pornograffitti, from the 1990 album by the band Extreme
  • Pteracuda (as in Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda), from pterodactyl and barracuda
  • religulous, from religion and ridiculous
  • Revolusongs, from revolution and songs, EP by the band Sepultura
  • rockumentary, from rock and documentary
  • rom-com, short form of romantic comedy
  • sacrilicious, from sacrilege and delicious, used by Homer Simpson
  • scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
  • Sharknado, from shark and tornado
  • Sharktopus, from shark and octopus
  • sitcom, from situational and comedy (related(?): SITCOM as backronym, meaning 'Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage')
  • slurve, form slider and curve (baseball pitches)
  • smark, from smart and mark – professional wrestling slang for fans who recognize the scripted nature of the business, but still enjoy the in-ring entertainment
  • soundscape, from sound and landscape
  • streetball, from street and basketball
  • televangelist, from television and evangelist
  • TomKat, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
  • Talkartoon, from talk and cartoon
  • Waluigi, from Japanese warui (bad) and the name Luigi
  • Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario

Cuisine

  • alcopop, from alcohol and pop
  • banana cue, from banana and barbecue
  • broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
  • brunch, from breakfast and lunch
  • cheeseburger, from cheese and hamburger
  • chork, from chopsticks and fork
  • Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
  • cronut, from croissant and doughnut
  • flavorite, from flavor and favorite
  • Frankenfood, from Frankenstein and food
  • Frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
  • hamwich, from ham and sandwich
  • knork, from knife and fork
  • meatzza, from meat and pizza
  • mocktail, from mock and cocktail
  • peacherine, from peach and nectarine
  • peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
  • pluot, from plum and apricot
  • P'zone, from pizza and calzone (popularized by Pizza Hut)
  • scromlette, from scrambled eggs and omelette[1]
  • scotchka, from scotch and vodka
  • Spamwich, from Spam and sandwich
  • spife, from spoon and knife
  • sporf, from spoon, fork and knife
  • spork, from spoon and fork
  • tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
  • Tex-Mex, from Texan and Mexican
  • tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
  • tomacco, from tomato and tobacco
  • trongs, from tri- and tongs
  • turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken

General

  • affluenza, from affluence and influenza
  • anacronym, from anachronism and acronym
  • anecdata, from anecdote and data
  • Amerind peoples, from American and Indian
  • Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
  • arcology, from architecture and ecology
  • automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
  • avionics, from aviation and electronics
  • backronym, from backwards and acronym
  • banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
  • bankster, from banker and gangster
  • beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
  • bicurious, from bisexual and curious
  • blaccent, from black and accent – used of non-blacks who try to sound black
  • blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
  • bleen, from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox)
  • bodacious, from bold and audacious, it was made popular during the 1980s
  • Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
  • BoxRec, from boxing and records
  • brainiac, from brain and maniac
  • breathalyzer, from breath and analyzer
  • bromance, from brother and romance
  • brony, from "bro" and pony – the fanbase for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
  • brostache, from "bro" and mustache – an app created by GEICO for a commercial
  • bullycide, from bullying and suicide
  • camcorder, from camera and recorder
  • carjack, from car and hijack
  • celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
  • chavtastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav')
  • chillax, from chill and relax
  • Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais)
  • chokebreaker, from chokeslam and backbreaker
  • chortle, from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll)
  • Chrismukkah, from Christmas and Hanukkah (popularized by The O.C.)
  • chuggers, from charity and muggers
  • Chunnel, from (English) Channel and tunnel
  • clopen, from closed and open
  • cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
  • coopetition, from cooperation and competition
  • cremains, from cremate and remains
  • cryptanalysis, from cryptogram and analysis
  • cryptex, from cryptology and codex
  • cyberdelic, from prefix cyber- and psychedelic
  • Diamat, from Dialectical Materialism
  • digerati, from digital and literati
  • digipeater, from digital and repeater
  • disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe
  • Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
  • ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
  • electrocute, from electric and execute
  • endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
  • epigenetics, from epigenesis and genetics
  • fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
  • femdom, from female and dominance
  • feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
  • Fleshlight, from flashlight and flesh
  • fluidram, from fluid and dram
  • fracket, a jacket worn to a fraternity[2]
  • Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish)
  • fratire, from fraternity and satire
  • Freakonomics, from freak and economics
  • frenemy, from friend and enemy
  • frocket, from front and pocket
  • fugly, from fat and ugly, or f***king ugly
  • gamestorming, from games and brainstorming
  • gaydar, from gay and radar
  • geep, from goat and sheep
  • Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander[3]
  • ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
  • greenwash, from green and whitewash
  • grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
  • guesstimate, from guess and estimate
  • guyliner, from a guy and eyeliner, eyeliner for men
  • hasbian, from has been and lesbian
  • Homocaust, from homosexual and Holocaust
  • hubot, from human and robot
  • imagineering, from imagination and engineering
  • incognegro, from incognito and negro
  • irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
  • jeggings, from jeans and leggings
  • jorts, from jeans and shorts
  • keytar, from keyboard and guitar
  • kidult, from kid and adult
  • lidar, from light and radar
  • mafic, from magnesium and ferric
  • manbag, from man and handbag
  • mangina, from man and vagina
  • manscaping, from man and landscaping
  • mathlete, from math and athlete
  • mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
  • meld, from melt and weld
  • Merkozy, from (Angela) Merkel and (Nicolas) Sarkozy
  • metrosexual, from metropolitan and heterosexual
  • mizzle, form mist and drizzle
  • mobisode, from mobile (phone) and episode
  • mockney, from mock and Cockney
  • moobs, from man and boobs
  • moped, from motor and pedal
  • motel, from motor and hotel
  • motorcade, from motor and cavalcade
  • murse, from man and purse, or alternatively, male and nurse
  • napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
  • neither, from not and either
  • nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
  • Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
  • paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
  • Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  • pleather, from plastic and leather
  • Plytanium, brand of plywood from titanium and plywood
  • posistor, from positive and thermistor
  • prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
  • proteome, from proteins and genome
  • protoflight, from prototype and flight (hardware)
  • punny, from pun and funny
  • radome, from radar and dome
  • Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
  • Ridonkulous, from Ridiculous and Donkey
  • Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
  • Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
  • satisficing, from satisfy and suffice
  • sexercise, from sex and exercise
  • sexpert, from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice about sex and sexual matters)
  • sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
  • sexting, from sex and texting
  • shemale, from she and male
  • shart, from shit and fart
  • simulcasting, from simultaneous and broadcasting
  • skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
  • skyjack, from sky and hijack
  • slanguage, from slang and language
  • smog, from smoke and fog
  • snark, from snide and remark
  • snatiation, from sneeze and satiation
  • snowmageddon, from snow and armageddon
  • spange, from spare and change
  • Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais)
  • squiggle, from squirm and wiggle
  • squitten, from squirrel and kitten
  • stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
  • statite, from static and satellite
  • staycation, from stay and vacation
  • surfactant, from surface active agent
  • swapportunity, from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap
  • swaption, from swap and option
  • Taglish, from Tagalog and English
  • taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
  • terrist, from Terra and terrorist
  • Thanksgivukkah, from Thanksgiving Day and Hanukkah
  • thermistor, from thermal and resistor
  • threepeat, from three and repeat
  • toonie, from two and loonie
  • transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
  • transistor, from transfer and resistor
  • transponder, from transmitter and responder
  • urinalysis, from urine and analysis
  • valleyspeak, from San Fernando Valley and speaker
  • vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
  • vomitrocious, from vomit and atrocious
  • workaholic, from work and alcoholic

Internet and computing

  • abend, from abnormal and end
  • alphanumeric, from alphabetic and numeric
  • ASCIIbetical, from ASCII and alphabetical
  • balun, from balanced and unbalanced
  • bit, from binary and digit
  • blog, from web and log
  • brogrammer, from brother and programmer[4]
  • codec, from coder and decoder
  • companding, from compressing and expanding
  • Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
  • datacasting, from data and broadcasting
  • digerati, from digital and literati
  • emoticon, from emotion and icon
  • favicon, from favourite and icon
  • frecency, from frequency and recency
  • freeware, from free and software
  • Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
  • Intellivision, from intelligent and television
  • Jython, from Java and Python
  • knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
  • Linux, from Linus and Unix
  • malware, from malicious and software
  • memex, from memory and index
  • modem, from modulator and demodulator
  • mozilla, from "mosaic killer" + godzilla
  • mutex, from mutual and exclusion
  • nanotech, from nano and technology
  • netiquette, from (Inter)net and etiquette (similarly, wikiquette)
  • netizen, from (Inter)net and citizen
  • phablet, from phone and tablet
  • pixel, from picture and element
  • podcast, from iPod and broadcast
  • qubit, from quantum and bit
  • SerDes, from serialize and deserialize
  • shareware, from share and software
  • skype, from Sky and peer-to-peer
  • spamdexing, from spam and indexing
  • sporgery, from spam and forgery
  • sysadmin, from system and administrator
  • sysop, from system and operator
  • treap, from tree and heap
  • vlog, from video and blog
  • voxel, from volume and pixel
  • webcast, from World Wide Web and broadcast
  • webinar, from World Wide Web and seminar
  • webisode, from World Wide Web and episode
  • Wintel, from Windows and Intel

Marketing

Organizations and companies

  • Accenture, from accent and future (accent on the future)
  • Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston. First spelled "Alsthom", the h is removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time)
  • Amtrak, from American and track
  • Bakerloo line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, coined by London's Evening News in 1906
  • Capcom, from capsule and computers
  • Carborundum, from carbon and corundum
  • Comcast, from communication and broadcast
  • Compaq, from compatibility and quality
  • ConDem, from Conservative and Democrats. A collective name for the 2010 UK coalition government between the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat Party
  • CONMEBOL, from Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (Spanish for "South American Football Confederation")
  • Copa, from compania and Panamena
  • Debian, from founder Ian Murdock and his wife Debra
  • Edexcel, from educational and excellence
  • FedEx, from the company's original name, Federal Express
  • Fluidrive, from fluid and drive
  • Garmin, from the company's founders, Gary Burrell and Min Kao
  • Groupon, from group and coupon
  • Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering
  • Intel, from integrated and electronics
  • Latam, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
  • Mattel, from founders names Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler
  • Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California
  • Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid
  • Medicare, from medicine/medical and care
  • Microsoft, from microcomputer and software
  • Mitel, from founders names Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews and Lawnmowers after the company's original business plan
  • Palmolive, from palm and olive
  • Pinterest, from pin and interest
  • Prancercise, from prance and exercise
  • Prevacid, from prevent and acid
  • Sony, from sonus (Latin for sound) and sonny (slang for youngster)
  • Travelocity, from travel and velocity
  • Triscuit, from triple (three ingredients) and biscuit
  • Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
  • Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
  • Waitrose, from founders' names Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
  • Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia

Places

  • Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
  • Ballico, from Ballintine Company
  • Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
  • Birome, from Bickham and James Cartwright, landowners
  • BosWash, from Boston and Washington D.C.
  • Brockton, from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton
  • Calexico, from California and Mexico
  • Calistoga, from California and Saratoga
  • Canwood, from Canadian and woodlands
  • Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
  • Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
  • Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
  • Czechoslovakia, from Czech and Slovakia
  • Dalworthington Gardens a city in north Texas, from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.
  • Delmarva, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
  • Delran Township, from the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek
  • Donora, from William Donner and Nora Mellon
  • Eurasia, from Europe and Asia
  • Fairborn, from Fairfield and Osborn
  • Glenbard, from Glen Ellyn and Lombard
  • Harvey Cedars, from harvest and cedars
  • Hillcrest, from Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest
  • Hollansburg, from Hollaman and Harland, landowners
  • Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
  • Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
  • Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
  • Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
  • Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
  • Mexicali, from Mexico and California
  • Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
  • Millux, from Miller & Lux Corp.
  • MoCo, from Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Monterey, from the Spanish words monte (mountain) and rey (king)
  • Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
  • NOVA, from Northern Virginia
  • Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
  • Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
  • Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
  • SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
  • Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
  • Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
  • The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
  • Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
  • WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
  • Westarctica, name of a micronation from West and Antarctica
  • Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks

Sciences

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scromlette". Urban Dictionary. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "This American Life". Number One Party School. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUDBgYodIE
  4. ↑ MacMillan, Douglas (1 March 2012). "The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 8 January 2014.