Portmanteau Word Definition | What is Portmanteau Word? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog')
Factitious word created by blending the sounds and meanings of two other words e.g. 'slithy' from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky which is a combination of 'lithe' and 'slimy'. See also neologism.
Synonyms
blend, portmanteau
Related Terms
ambiguity, amphibology, blend, contamination, counterword, double entendre, equivocal, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, hybrid, hybrid word, hybridism, macaronic, macaronicism, polysemant, portmanteau, portmantologism, pun, squinting construction, t
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