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*[[blaccent]], from black and accent – used of non-blacks who try to sound black |
*[[blaccent]], from black and accent – used of non-blacks who try to sound black |
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*[[blaxploitation]], from black and exploitation |
*[[blaxploitation]], from black and exploitation |
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*[[bleen]], from blue and green (coined by [[Nelson Goodman]] to illustrate |
*[[bleen]], from blue and green (coined by [[Nelson Goodman]] to illustrate Goodman's paradox) |
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*[[Bodacious (disambiguation)|bodacious]], from bold and audacious, it was made popular during the 80's |
*[[Bodacious (disambiguation)|bodacious]], from bold and audacious, it was made popular during the 80's |
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*[[Bootylicious]], from booty and delicious |
*[[Bootylicious]], from booty and delicious |
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*[[breathalyzer]], from breath and analyzer |
*[[breathalyzer]], from breath and analyzer |
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*[[bromance]], from brother and romance |
*[[bromance]], from brother and romance |
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*[[brony]], from "bro" and pony - the fanbase for [[My Little Pony: Friendship |
*[[brony]], from "bro" and pony - the fanbase for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' |
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*[[brostache]], from "bro" and mustache – an [[Application software|app]] created by [[GEICO]] for a commercial |
*[[brostache]], from "bro" and mustache – an [[Application software|app]] created by [[GEICO]] for a commercial |
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*[[bullycide]], from [[bullying]] and suicide |
*[[bullycide]], from [[bullying]] and suicide |
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*[[brunch]], from breakfast and lunch |
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*[[camcorder]], from camera and recorder |
*[[camcorder]], from camera and recorder |
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*[[carjack]], from car and hijack |
*[[carjack]], from car and hijack |
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*[[celesbian]], from celebrity and lesbian |
*[[celesbian]], from celebrity and lesbian |
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*[[chav]]tastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav') |
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*[[cheeseburger]], from cheese and hamburger |
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*[[chillax]], from chill and relax |
*[[chillax]], from chill and relax |
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*[[chuggers]], from charity and muggers |
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*[[Chunnel]], from [[English Channel|Channel]] and tunnel. |
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*[[chav]]tastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav') |
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*[[Chinglish]], English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais) |
*[[Chinglish]], English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais) |
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*[[chortle]], from chuckle and snort (coined by [[Lewis Carroll]]) |
*[[chortle]], from chuckle and snort (coined by [[Lewis Carroll]]) |
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*[[chuggers]], from charity and muggers |
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*[[Chunnel]], from {English) Channel and tunnel |
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*[[clapter]], from clap and laughter |
*[[clapter]], from clap and laughter |
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*[[clopen (disambiguation)|clopen]], from closed and open |
*[[clopen (disambiguation)|clopen]], from closed and open |
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*[[cryptex]], from cryptology and codex |
*[[cryptex]], from cryptology and codex |
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*[[cyberdelic]], from cybernetics and psychedelic |
*[[cyberdelic]], from cybernetics and psychedelic |
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*[[cyberpunk]], from cybernetics and punk |
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*[[cyborg]], from cybernetic and organism |
*[[cyborg]], from cybernetic and organism |
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*[[Diamat]], from Dialectical Materialism |
*[[Diamat]], from Dialectical Materialism |
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*[[Ebonics (word)|Ebonics]], from ebony and phonics |
*[[Ebonics (word)|Ebonics]], from ebony and phonics |
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*[[ecoteur]], from ecological and saboteur |
*[[ecoteur]], from ecological and saboteur |
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*[[edutainment]], from education and entertainment |
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*[[employagility]], from employ and agility |
*[[employagility]], from employ and agility |
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*[[endorphin]] |
*[[endorphin]], from endogenous and morphine |
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*[[escalator]], from escalate and elevator |
*[[escalator]], from escalate and elevator |
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*[[Faction (literature)|faction]], from fact and fiction |
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*[[wikt:Special:Search/fantabulous|fantabulous]], from fantastic and fabulous |
*[[wikt:Special:Search/fantabulous|fantabulous]], from fantastic and fabulous |
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*[[femdom]], from female and dominance |
*[[femdom]], from female and dominance |
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*[[feminazi]], from feminist and Nazi |
*[[feminazi]], from feminist and Nazi |
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*[[fertigate]], from fertilize and irrigate |
*[[fertigate]], from fertilize and irrigate |
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*[[foon]], from fork and spoon (see spork, below) |
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*[[flavorite]], from flavor and favorite |
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*[[fluidram]], from fluid and dram |
*[[fluidram]], from fluid and dram |
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*[[fracket]], a jacket worn to a fraternity<ref>{{cite web|title=This American Life|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/396/1-party-school?act=1#play|work=Number One Party School|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref> |
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*[[Franglais]], French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish) |
*[[Franglais]], French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish) |
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*[[frankenfood]], from Frankenstein and food |
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*[[Frappuccino]], from frappé and cappuccino |
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*[[fracket]], a jacket worn to a fraternity<ref>{{cite web|title=This American Life|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/396/1-party-school?act=1#play|work=Number One Party School|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref> |
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*[[fratire]], from fraternity and satire |
*[[fratire]], from fraternity and satire |
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*[[frenemy]], from friend and enemy |
*[[frenemy]], from friend and enemy |
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*[[guyliner]], from a guy and eyeliner, a guy who wears eyeliner |
*[[guyliner]], from a guy and eyeliner, a guy who wears eyeliner |
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*[[hasbian]], from has been and lesbian |
*[[hasbian]], from has been and lesbian |
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*[[hamwich]], a ham sandwich |
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*[[Homocaust]], from homosexual and Holocaust |
*[[Homocaust]], from homosexual and Holocaust |
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*[[hotac]], from hotel and accommodation |
*[[hotac]], from hotel and accommodation |
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*[[incognegro]], from incognito and negro |
*[[incognegro]], from incognito and negro |
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*[[irregardless]], from irrespective and regardless |
*[[irregardless]], from irrespective and regardless |
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*[[jazzercise]], from jazz and exercise |
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*[[jcrewpon]], from jcrew and coupon |
*[[jcrewpon]], from jcrew and coupon |
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*[[jeggings]], from jeans and leggings |
*[[jeggings]], from jeans and leggings |
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*[[kidult]], from kid and adult |
*[[kidult]], from kid and adult |
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*[[lingtivity]], from linguistics and creativity |
*[[lingtivity]], from linguistics and creativity |
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*[[linner]], from lunch and dinner |
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*[[lupper]], from lunch and supper |
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*[[manbag]], from man and handbag |
*[[manbag]], from man and handbag |
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*[[mangina]], from man and vagina |
*[[mangina]], from man and vagina |
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*[[mobisode]], from mobile (phone) and episode |
*[[mobisode]], from mobile (phone) and episode |
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*[[mockney]], from mock and Cockney |
*[[mockney]], from mock and Cockney |
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*[[mocktail]], from mock and cocktail |
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*[[mockumentary]], from mock and documentary |
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*[[moobs]], from man and boobs |
*[[moobs]], from man and boobs |
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*[[moped]], from motor and pedal |
*[[moped]], from motor and pedal |
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*[[napalm]], from naphthene and palmitate |
*[[napalm]], from naphthene and palmitate |
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*[[wikt:Special:Search/neither|neither]], from not and either |
*[[wikt:Special:Search/neither|neither]], from not and either |
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*[[newscast]], from news and broadcast |
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*[[nuyorican]], from New York and Puerto Rican |
*[[nuyorican]], from New York and Puerto Rican |
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*[[Oxbridge]], from Oxford and Cambridge |
*[[Oxbridge]], from Oxford and Cambridge |
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*[[paratrooper]], from parachute and trooper |
*[[paratrooper]], from parachute and trooper |
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*[[Pastafarian]], from pasta and [[Rastafarian]]; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]] |
*[[Pastafarian]], from pasta and [[Rastafarian]]; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]] |
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*[[P'Zone (food)|P'Zone]], from [[pizza]] and [[calzone]] (popularized by [[Pizza Hut]]){{citation needed|date=October 2012}} |
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*[[plarn]], from plastic bags and yarn |
*[[plarn]], from plastic bags and yarn |
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*[[pleather]], from plastic and leather |
*[[pleather]], from plastic and leather |
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*[[plumcot]], a fruit hybrid of a plum and apricot |
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*[[Plytanium]], brand of plywood from titanium and plywood |
*[[Plytanium]], brand of plywood from titanium and plywood |
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*[[posistor]], from positive and thermistor |
*[[posistor]], from positive and thermistor |
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*[[radome]], from radar and dome |
*[[radome]], from radar and dome |
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*[[redox]], from reduction and oxidation |
*[[redox]], from reduction and oxidation |
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*[[rockumentary]], from rock and documentary (also [[mockumentary]], from mock and documentary) |
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*[[scromlette]], from [[scrambled eggs]] and [[omelette]] |
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*[[serpantalón]], (French) from serpent and pantalón |
*[[serpantalón]], (French) from serpent and pantalón |
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*[[sexercise]], from sex and exercise |
*[[sexercise]], from sex and exercise |
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*[[skyjack]], from sky and hijack |
*[[skyjack]], from sky and hijack |
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*[[Skyjack™]], from sky and jacklift |
*[[Skyjack™]], from sky and jacklift |
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*slanguage, from slang and language |
*[[slanguage]], from slang and language |
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*[[smog]], from smoke and fog |
*[[smog]], from smoke and fog |
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*[[wikt:Special:Search/snark|snark]], from snide and remark |
*[[wikt:Special:Search/snark|snark]], from snide and remark |
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*[[snatiation]] |
*[[snatiation]], from sneeze and satiation |
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*[[soccasin]], from sock and moccasin |
*[[soccasin]], from sock and moccasin |
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*[[soundscape]], from sound and landscape |
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*[[spange]], from spare and change |
*[[spange]], from spare and change |
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*[[Spanglish]], Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais) |
*[[Spanglish]], Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais) |
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*[[spork]], from spoon and fork |
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*[[wikt:Special:Search/squiggle|squiggle]], from squirm and wiggle |
*[[wikt:Special:Search/squiggle|squiggle]], from squirm and wiggle |
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*[[stagflation]], from stagnation and inflation |
*[[stagflation]], from stagnation and inflation |
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*[[swapportunity]], from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap |
*[[swapportunity]], from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap |
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*[[swaption]], from swap and option |
*[[swaption]], from swap and option |
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*[[tangelo]], from tangerine and pomelo |
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*[[taxicab]], from taximeter and cabriolet |
*[[taxicab]], from taximeter and cabriolet |
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*[[terrist]], from Terra and terrorist |
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*[[terrist]], from Terra and [[terrorist]] |
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*[[thermistor]], from thermal and resistor |
*[[thermistor]], from thermal and resistor |
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*[[threepeat]], from three and repeat |
*[[threepeat]], from three and repeat |
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*[[tofurkey]], from tofu and turkey |
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*[[toonie]], from two and loonie |
*[[toonie]], from two and loonie |
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*[[transceiver]], from transmitter and receiver |
*[[transceiver]], from transmitter and receiver |
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*[[transistor]], from transfer and resistor |
*[[transistor]], from transfer and resistor |
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*[[transponder]], from transmitter and responder |
*[[transponder]], from transmitter and responder |
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*[[urinalysis]], from urine and analysis |
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*[[vitamer]], from vitamin and isomer |
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*[[vomitrocious]], from vomit and atrocious |
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*[[vitamer]], from [[vitamin]] and [[isomer]] |
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*[[vitamin]], from vital and amine |
*[[vitamin]], from vital and amine |
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*[[vomitrocious]], from vomit and atrocious |
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*[[wigger]], from white and nigger |
*[[wigger]], from white and nigger |
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*[[woon]], from wooden and spoon (flat wooden things for eating dished ice cream) |
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*[[yestergay]], from yesterday and gay |
*[[yestergay]], from yesterday and gay |
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==Animals== |
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*[[beefalo]], from beef and buffalo (progeny of) |
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*[[Brangus]], from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle (progeny of) |
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*[[cameleopard]], from camel and leopard (old name for giraffe) |
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*[[geep]], from goat and sheep (progeny of) |
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*[[Labradoodle]], from Labrador Retriever and Poodle |
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*[[liger]], from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below |
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*[[sheeple]], from sheep and people |
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*[[tigon]], from tiger and lion (progeny of tiger and lioness) cf. liger above |
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*[[wallaroo]], from wallaby and kangaroo |
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*[[wholphin]], from whale and dolphin |
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*[[zeedonk]], from zebra and donkey (progeny of) |
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==Art, literature and entertainment== |
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*''[[The Animatrix]]'', from animated and [[The Matrix (franchise)|''The Matrix'']] |
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*[[arfé]], from art and café |
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*[[Bollywood]], from Bombay and Hollywood |
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*[[Brangelina]], from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
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*[[Britcom]], from British and comedy |
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*[[Californication (word)|Californication]], from California and fornication |
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*[[cassingle]], from cassette and single |
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*[[cosplay]], from costume and play |
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*[[cyberpunk]], from cybernetics and punk |
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*[[dramedy]], from drama and comedy |
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*[[dubtitle]], from dub and subtitle, for subtitles transcribed, from dubbed soundtrack, especially in anime |
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*[[edutainment]], from education and entertainment |
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*[[Faction (literature)|faction]], from fact and fiction |
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*[[fandom]], from fanatic and (king)-dom |
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*[[fanon (disambiguation)|fanon]], from fan and canon |
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*[[jazzercise]], from jazz and exercise |
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*[[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. |
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*[[literotica]], from literature and erotica |
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*[[machinima]], from machine and cinema |
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*[[mockumentary]], from mock and documentary |
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*[[newscast]], from news and broadcast |
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*''[[Nintendogs]]'', from Nintendo and dogs |
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*[[Orgasmatron]], from orgasm and -tron, from Woody Allen's ''Sleeper'' |
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*''[[Policenauts]]'', from police and astronaut |
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*''[[Pornograffitti]]'', from the 1990 album by the band Extreme |
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*[[prequel]], from pre- and sequel |
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*[[religulous]], from religion and ridiculous |
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*''[[Revolusongs]]'', from revolution and songs, EP by the band Sepultura |
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*[[rockumentary]], from rock and documentary |
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*[[sacrilicious]], from sacrilege and delicious, used by Homer Simpson |
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*[[scanlation]], from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga |
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*[[sitcom]], from situational and comedy (related(?): SITCOM as backronym, meaning 'Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage') |
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*[[slurve]], form slider and curve (baseball pitches) |
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*[[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 |
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*[[soundscape]], from sound and landscape |
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*[[streetball]], from street and basketball |
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*[[televangelist]], from television and evangelist |
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*[[TomKat]], from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes |
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*[[Waluigi]], from [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''warui'' (bad) and the name [[Luigi]] |
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*[[Wario]], from [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''warui'' and the name [[Mario]] |
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==Cuisine== |
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*[[brunch]], from breakfast and lunch |
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*[[cheeseburger]], from cheese and hamburger |
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*[[flavorite]], from flavor and favorite |
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*[[foon]], from fork and spoon |
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*[[Frankenfood]], from Frankenstein and food |
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*[[Frappuccino]], from frappé and cappuccino |
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*[[hamwich]], a ham sandwich |
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*[[linner]], from lunch and dinner |
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*[[lupper]], from lunch and supper |
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*[[mocktail]], from mock and cocktail |
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*[[plumcot]], a fruit hybrid of a plum and apricot |
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*[[P'zone]], from [[pizza]] and calzone (popularized by [[Pizza Hut]]){{citation needed|date=October 2012}} |
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*[[scromlette]], from [[scrambled eggs]] and [[omelette]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Scromlette|url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Scromlette|work=Urban Dictionary|accessdate=8 January 2014}}</ref> |
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*[[spife]], from spoon and knife |
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*[[spork]], from spoon and fork |
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*[[tangelo]], from tangerine and pomelo |
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*[[tofurkey]], from tofu and turkey |
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*[[turducken]], from turkey, duck, and chicken |
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*[[woon (utensil)|woon]], from wooden and spoon (flat wooden things for eating dished ice cream) |
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==Internet and computing== |
==Internet and computing== |
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*[[shockumentary]], from documentary and shock |
*[[shockumentary]], from documentary and shock |
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*[[spicedictive]], from spicy and addictive |
*[[spicedictive]], from spicy and addictive |
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*Turbriskafil, A mix of the words turkey, brisket and gelfite fish, from The TV show ''The Big Bang Theory''. It's a dish that Howard Wolowitz's mother makes every Thanksgiving. |
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*[[Animatrix]], from animated and [[The Matrix|Matrix]] |
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*[[arfé]], from art and café |
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*[[Bollywood]], from Bombay and Hollywood |
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*[[Brangelina]], from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
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*[[britcom]], from British and comedy (see also: sitcom) |
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*[[californication (disambiguation)|californication]], from California and fornication |
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*[[cassingle]], from cassette and single |
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*[[cosplay]], from costume and play |
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*[[Comedy-drama|dramedy]], from drama and comedy |
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*[[dubtitle]], from dub and subtitle, for subtitles transcribed, from dubbed soundtrack, especially in anime |
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*[[fanon (disambiguation)|fanon]], from fan and canon |
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*[[Kilogram Parsons]], for kilogram and musician [[Gram Parsons]], heavy drug user and victim of morphine overdose |
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*[[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. |
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*[[literotica]], from literature and [[erotica]] |
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*[[machinima]], from machine and cinema |
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*[[Marquis De Sadie Hawkins dance]] |
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*[[mockumentary]], from mock and documentary |
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*[[Nintendogs]], from [[Nintendo]] and [[dog]]s. |
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*[[Orgasmatron]], from orgasm and electron(ic) - from Woody Allen's Sleeper |
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*[[Policenauts]], from police and astronaut |
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*[[Pornograffitti]], from the 1990 album by the band [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]]. |
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*[[prequel]], from pre- and sequel |
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*[[Religulous]], from religion and ridiculous |
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*[[Revolusongs]], from revolution and songs, EP by the band [[Sepultura]] |
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*[[sacrilicious]], from sacrilege and delicious, used by Homer Simpson |
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*[[scanlation]], from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga |
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*[[sitcom]], from situational and comedy (related(?): SITCOM as backronym, meaning 'Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage') |
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*[[slurve]], form slider and curve (baseball pitches) |
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*[[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 |
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*spife, spoon and knife |
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*[[spork]], spoon and fork |
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*squake, squirrel and cake |
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*[[streetball]], from street and basketball |
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*[[TomKat]], from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes |
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*[[Waluigi]], from [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''warui'' (bad) and the name [[Luigi]]. |
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*[[Wario]], from [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''warui'' and the name [[Mario]]. |
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==Organizations and companies== |
==Organizations and companies== |
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*[[Alstom]], from [[Alsace]] and Thompson-Houston. First spelled "''Alsthom''", the ''h'' is removed in 2008 (the company was named ''GEC-Alsthom'' at the time) |
*[[Alstom]], from [[Alsace]] and Thompson-Houston. First spelled "''Alsthom''", the ''h'' is removed in 2008 (the company was named ''GEC-Alsthom'' at the time) |
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*[[Amtrak]], from American and track |
*[[Amtrak]], from American and track |
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*[[Bakerloo Line]], from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, coined by London's Evening News in 1906 |
*[[Bakerloo Line]], from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, coined by London's Evening News in 1906 |
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*[[Carborundum]], from carbon and corundum |
*[[Carborundum]], from carbon and corundum |
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*[[Cinedigm]], from a new [[paradigm]] in [[Film|cinema]] |
*[[Cinedigm]], from a new [[paradigm]] in [[Film|cinema]] |
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*[[Waitrose]], from founders' names Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose |
*[[Waitrose]], from founders' names Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose |
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*[[Wikipedia]], from wiki and encyclopedia |
*[[Wikipedia]], from wiki and encyclopedia |
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==Animal== |
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*[[beefalo]], from beef and buffalo ([[Offspring|progeny]] of) |
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*[[Brangus]], from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle ([[Offspring|progeny]] of) |
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*[[cameleopard]], from camel and leopard (old name for giraffe) |
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*[[geep]], from goat and sheep (progeny of) |
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*[[sheeple]], from sheep and people |
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*[[Labradoodle]], from Labrador Retriever and Poodle |
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*[[liger]], from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below |
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*[[tiglon|tigon]], from tiger and lion (progeny of tiger and lioness) cf. liger above |
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*[[turducken]], from turkey, duck, and chicken (a culinary dish) |
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*[[zeedonk]], from zebra and donkey (progeny of) |
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*[[wallaroo]], from wallaby and kangaroo |
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*[[wholphin]], from whale and dolphin |
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==Places== |
==Places== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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This is a partial list of portmanteaus or "blends" — words formed by combining two other words, in the English language.
General
- affluenza, from affluence and influenza
- anacronym, from anachronism and acronym[citation needed]
- anecdata, from anecdote and data
- Amerind peoples, from American and Indian
- Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
- 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 80's
- Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
- 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)
- chortle, from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- chuggers, from charity and muggers
- Chunnel, from {English) Channel and tunnel
- clapter, from clap and laughter
- clopen, from closed and open
- cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
- coopetition, from cooperation and competition
- cremains, from cremate and remains
- cryptex, from cryptology and codex
- cyberdelic, from cybernetics and psychedelic
- cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
- Diamat, from Dialectical Materialism
- digerati, from digital and literati
- digipeater, from digital and repeater
- Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
- ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
- employagility, from employ and agility
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- escalator, from escalate and elevator
- fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
- femdom, from female and dominance
- feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
- fertigate, from fertilize and irrigate
- fluidram, from fluid and dram
- fracket, a jacket worn to a fraternity[1]
- Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish)
- fratire, from fraternity and satire
- frenemy, from friend and enemy
- fugly, from fat and ugly
- gaydar, from gay and radar
- Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
- ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
- greenwash, from green and whitewash
- grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
- guesstimate, from guess and estimate
- guitarlin, combination musical instrument of a guitar and mandolinu
- guyliner, from a guy and eyeliner, a guy who wears eyeliner
- hasbian, from has been and lesbian
- Homocaust, from homosexual and Holocaust
- hotac, from hotel and accommodation
- hubot, from human and robot
- imagineering, from imagination and engineering
- incognegro, from incognito and negro
- irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
- jcrewpon, from jcrew and coupon
- jeggings, from jeans and leggings
- jorts, from jeans and shorts
- keytar, from keyboard and guitar
- kidult, from kid and adult
- lingtivity, from linguistics and creativity
- 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
- mobeload, from mobile and upload
- 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
- plarn, from plastic bags and yarn
- pleather, from plastic and leather
- Plytanium, brand of plywood from titanium and plywood
- posistor, from positive and thermistor
- positron, from positive and electron
- prangry, from pregnant and angry
- prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
- protoflight, from prototype and flight (hardware)
- punny, from pun and funny
- radome, from radar and dome
- redox, from reduction and oxidation
- serpantalón, (French) from serpent and pantalón
- 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
- shart, from shit and fart
- simulcasting, from simultaneous and broadcasting
- skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
- skyjack, from sky and hijack
- Skyjack™, from sky and jacklift
- slanguage, from slang and language
- smog, from smoke and fog
- snark, from snide and remark
- snatiation, from sneeze and satiation
- soccasin, from sock and moccasin
- spange, from spare and change
- Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais)
- squiggle, from squirm and wiggle
- stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
- staycation, from stay and vacation
- surfactant, from surface active agent
- swapportunity, from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap
- swaption, from swap and option
- taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
- terrist, from Terra and terrorist
- 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
- vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
- vitamin, from vital and amine
- vomitrocious, from vomit and atrocious
- wigger, from white and nigger
- yestergay, from yesterday and gay
Animals
- beefalo, from beef and buffalo (progeny of)
- Brangus, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle (progeny of)
- cameleopard, from camel and leopard (old name for giraffe)
- geep, from goat and sheep (progeny of)
- Labradoodle, from Labrador Retriever and Poodle
- liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below
- sheeple, from sheep and people
- tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of tiger and lioness) cf. liger above
- wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo
- wholphin, from whale and dolphin
- zeedonk, from zebra and donkey (progeny of)
Art, literature and entertainment
- The Animatrix, from animated and The Matrix
- arfé, from art and café
- Bollywood, from Bombay and Hollywood
- Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Britcom, from British and comedy
- Californication, from California and fornication
- cassingle, from cassette and single
- cosplay, from costume and play
- cyberpunk, from cybernetics and punk
- dramedy, from drama and comedy
- dubtitle, from dub and subtitle, for subtitles transcribed, from dubbed soundtrack, especially in anime
- edutainment, from education and entertainment
- faction, from fact and fiction
- fandom, from fanatic and (king)-dom
- fanon, from fan and canon
- 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
- prequel, from pre- and sequel
- religulous, from religion and ridiculous
- Revolusongs, from revolution and songs, EP by the band Sepultura
- rockumentary, from rock and documentary
- sacrilicious, from sacrilege and delicious, used by Homer Simpson
- scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
- 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
- Waluigi, from Japanese warui (bad) and the name Luigi
- Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario
Cuisine
- brunch, from breakfast and lunch
- cheeseburger, from cheese and hamburger
- flavorite, from flavor and favorite
- foon, from fork and spoon
- Frankenfood, from Frankenstein and food
- Frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
- hamwich, a ham sandwich
- linner, from lunch and dinner
- lupper, from lunch and supper
- mocktail, from mock and cocktail
- plumcot, a fruit hybrid of a plum and apricot
- P'zone, from pizza and calzone (popularized by Pizza Hut)[citation needed]
- scromlette, from scrambled eggs and omelette[2]
- spife, from spoon and knife
- spork, from spoon and fork
- tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
- tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
- turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
- woon, from wooden and spoon (flat wooden things for eating dished ice cream)
Internet and computing
- 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
- codec, from coder and decoder
- Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
- datacasting, from data and broadcasting
- digerati, from digital and literati
- emoticon, from emotion and icon
- freeware, from free and software
- Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
- Jython, from Java and Python
- knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
- malware, from malicious and software
- mothic, from mod and gothic
- mozilla, from "mosaic killer" + godzilla
- modem, from modulator and demodulator
- nanotech, from nano and technology
- netizen, from (Inter)net and citizen
- netiquette, from (Inter)net and etiquette (similarly, wikiquette)
- 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
- sysop, from system and operator
- sysadmin, from system and administrator
- treap, from tree and heap
- voxel, from volume and pixel
- vlog, from video and blog
- 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
- advertainment, from advertising and entertainment
- advertorial, from advertising and editorial
- biopic, from biographical and motion picture
- cineplex, from cinema and complex (building)
- docudrama, from documentary and drama
- docusoap, from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama)
- dramedy, from drama and comedy
- edutainment, from education and entertainment
- infomercial, from information and commercial
- infotainment, from information and entertainment
- multiplex, from multiple and complex - this word has a different meaning in telecommunications
- shockumentary, from documentary and shock
- spicedictive, from spicy and addictive
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
- Carborundum, from carbon and corundum
- Cinedigm, from a new paradigm in cinema
- Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
- Comcast, from communication and broadcast
- Compaq, from compatibility and quality
- CONMEBOL, from Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (Spanish for "South American Football Confederation")
- CONELRAD
- ConDem, from Conservative and Democrats. A collective name for the 2010 UK coalition government between the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat Party
- 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
- 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
- Microsoft, from microcomputer and software
- Mitel, from founders names Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews and Lawnmowers after the company's original business plan
- Travelocity, from travel and velocity
- 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)
- 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
- Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
- Budapest, from Buda and Pest
- Calexico, from California and Mexico
- Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
- Czechoslovakia, from Czech and Slovakia
- Delmar, from Delaware and Maryland
- Delmarva Peninsula, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Florala, from Florida and Alabama
- Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
- Marydel, from Maryland and Delaware
- Mexicali, from Mexico and California
- Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
- Monterey, from the Spanish words "monte" (hill) and "rey" (king)
- Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
- Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
- Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana
- Texmex, from Texas & Mexico (generally a reference to a type of food)
Others
- austerical, from austerity and hysterical
- Autopia, from Automobile and Utopia
- Boxrec, from boxing and records
- Chokebreaker, from chokeslam and backbreaker
- tomacco, from tomato and tobacco
- workaholic, from work and alcoholic
See also
References
- ^ "This American Life". Number One Party School. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Scromlette". Urban Dictionary. Retrieved 8 January 2014.