List of portmanteaus

This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Animals

Hybrids

• cama, from camel and llama
• cattalo, from cattle and buffalo
• donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
• geep, from goat and sheep (progeny of)
• grolar bear, from grizzly bear and polar bear
• hebra, from horse and zebra (progeny of horse stallion and zebra mare) cf. zorse below
• hinny, from horse and jenny (progeny of horse stallion and donkey mare)
• humanzee, from human and chimpanzee
• leoger, from leopard and tiger
• leopon, from leopard and lion
• liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below
• lijagulep, from lion, jaguar, and leopard
• liliger, from lion and liger
• litigon, from lion and tigon
• pumapard, from puma and leopard
• splake, from speckled male brook trout and female lake trout (progeny of)
• sturddlefish, from Russian sturgeon and American paddlefish
• tigard, from tiger and leopard
• tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above
• tiliger, from tiger and liger
• wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo
• wholphin, from whale and dolphin
• yakow, from yak and cow
• yattle, from yak and cattle
• zedonk, from zebra and donkey (progeny of zebra stallion and donkey mare) cf. donkra above
• zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above

Mixed breeds

Dogs

• cockapoo, from cocker spaniel and poodle (with influence from cockatoo)
• dorgi, from dachshund and Welsh corgi
• goldendoodle, from golden retriever and poodle ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle)
• Labradoodle, from Labrador retriever and poodle
• Maltipoo, from Maltese and poodle
• Pekapoo, from Pekingese and poodle (with influence from peekaboo)
• puggle, from pug and beagle
• schnoodle, from schnauzer and poodle

Other

• beefalo, from beef and buffalo
• Brangus, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle
• Wangus, from Wagyu and Angus breeds of cattle

Characteristics

• camelopard, from camel and leopard
• Beelzebufo, from Beelzebub and Bufo
• squitten, from squirrel and kitten

Fictional

• Aristocats, from aristocrats and cats
• buggalo, from bug and buffalo
• jackalope, from jackrabbit and antelope
• mammophant, from mammoth and elephant
• pegacorn, from Pegasus and unicorn
• Pigasus, from pig and Pegasus
• Squirtle, from squirt and turtle

Art, literature and entertainment

• Agitpop, from agitprop and pop music
• animatronics, from animation and electronics
• animutation, from animation and mutation
• Animusic, from animation and music
• auditorial, from audio and editorial
• autobiografiction, from autobiography and fiction
• autofiction, from autobiography and fiction
• batarang, from bat and boomerang
• Belieber, from believer and Justin Bieber
• Bennifer, from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
• biopic, from biographical and motion picture
• blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
• bleen, from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox; see grue, below)
• blurple, from blue and purple
• Boglins, from bog and goblins
• Bollywood, from Bombay and Hollywood
• Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
• Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
• Britcom, from British and comedy
• Britpop, from British and pop music
• bromance, from bro (brother) and romance
• bromantic, from bro and romantic, adjective form of bromance
• Brony, from bro and pony
• Bruceploitation, from Bruce Lee and exploitation
• Californication, from California and fornication
• cassingle, from cassette and single
• Chamillionaire, from chameleon and millionaire
• Chesterbelloc, from G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc
• churnalism, from churned-out journalism
• Cinedigm, from cinema and paradigm
• crossplay, from crossdressing and cosplay
• Death 'n' roll, from death metal and rock 'n' roll
• disasterpiece, from disaster and masterpiece
• docudrama, from documentary and drama
• docuseries, from documentary and series
• docusoap, from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama)
• Draculaura, from Dracula and name Laura, character from Monster High
• dramedy, from drama and comedy
• edutainment, from education and entertainment
• Electrocutioner, from electrocution and executioner
• faction, from fact and fiction
• fanslation, from fan and translation
• fanzine, from fan and magazine
• fauxtography, from faux and photography
• FUNimation, from fun and animation
• Funkadelic, from funk and psychedelic
• Galentine's Day, from gals and Valentine's Day
• Gleeks, from Glee and geeks
• glitterati, from glitter and literati
• Godsmack, from God and gobsmack
• Gojira (Godzilla), from ゴリラ (gorira, "gorilla") and 鯨 (kujira, "whale")
• Görliwood, from Görlitz and Hollywood, a nickname for the Görlitz and Zgorzelec metropolitan area as a filming location
• grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
• Hamburglar, from hamburger and burglar
• Hatchimals, from hatch and animals
• ignorati, from ignorant and literati
• infomercial, from information and commercial
• infotainment, from information and entertainment
• Japanoise, from Japanese and noise
• Jedward, John and Edward Grimes
• Kollywood, from Kodambakkam and Hollywood
• Kripkenstein, from Kripke and Wittgenstein
• latensification, from latent and intensification
• literotica, from literature and erotica
• machinima, from machine and cinema
• Mandroid, from man and android
• Metroidvania, from Metroid and Castlevania
• Megxit, from Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and exit
• mockumentary, from mock and documentary
• Mollywood, from the combination of any of the following terms with Hollywood:
  • Malayalam, when referring to Malayalam cinema
  • Marathi, when referring to Marathi cinema
  • The LDS Church term Molly Mormon, when referring to Mormon cinema
• Monokuma, from monochrome and Japanese kuma ("bear")
• Muppet, from marionette and puppet
• newscast, from news and broadcast
• Nedna, from Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel, from The Simpsons
• Odditorium, from odd and auditorium
• Ollywood, from Odia and Hollywood
• Pallywood, from Palestinian and Hollywood
• Parcheesi, from Parker Brothers and pachisi
• Pensieve, from pensive and sieve
• presstitutes, from press and prostitutes
• prequiem, from preemptive and requiem
• psychobilly, from psycho and rockabilly
• rockabilly, from rock and hillbilly
• rockumentary, from rock and documentary
• scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
• schlockumentary, from schlock and documentary
• seascape, from sea and landscape
• shockumentary, from shock and documentary
• showmance, from show business and romance
• sidequel, from side and sequel
• Slingo, from slots and bingo
• smark, from smart and mark
• soundscape, from sound and landscape
• Spraycation, from vacation and spraypainting coined by the anonymous English Street artist Banksy for the title of his summer 2021 series of works "A Great British Spraycation"
• Tamagotchi, from tamago (Japanese for "egg") and uotchi (from English "watch")
• telegenic, from television and photogenic
• teleidoscope, from telescope and kaleidoscope
• televangelist, from television and evangelist
• Tollywood, from Tollygunge (when referring to West Bengal cinema) or Telugu (when referring to Telugu cinema) and Hollywood
• TomKat, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
• tragicomedy, from tragedy and comedy
• Treknology, from Star Trek and technology
• Truckasaurus, from truck and Tyrannosaurus
• Unwindulax, from unwind and relax
• Wagatha Christie, popular name of a 2022 English defamation court case; derived from the football term "WAGs" and Agatha Christie
• Waluigi, from Japanese warui ("bad") and the name Luigi
• Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario

Instruments

• banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
• banjolele, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a ukulele
• banjolin, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a mandolin
• escopetarra, from Spanish escopeta (shotgun/rifle) and guitarra (guitar); a guitar made from an AK-47
• flumpet, from flugelhorn and trumpet
• guitalele, from guitar and ukulele
• guitalin, from guitar and mandolin
• keytar, from keyboard and guitar
• sympitar, from sympathetic string and guitar
• tromboon, from trombone and bassoon
• ukelin, from ukulele and violin

Titles

• Alphabear, from alphabet and bear
• Animaniacs, from animated and maniacs
• Animatrix, from anime and The Matrix
• Animorphs, from animal morphers
• Banjo-Tooie, from Banjo-Kazooie and two (sequel)
• BASEketball, from baseball and basketball
• The Beverly Hillbillies, from Beverly Hills and hillbillies
• Blacula, from black and Dracula
• Bunnicula, from bunny and Dracula
• Castlevania, from castle and Transylvania
• Crooklyn, from crook and Brooklyn
• Disturbia, from disturbed and suburbia
• Ennuigi, from ennui and Luigi
• ElimiDate, from eliminate and date
• Evilution, from evil and evolution
• Fergalicious, from Fergie and delicious
• Frankenfish, from Frankenstein and fish
• Funderdome, from funding and Thunderdome
• Instrumedley, from instrument and medley
• Lamprophrenia, from lampron (bright) and phrenia (mind)
• Lavalantula, from lava and tarantula
• Manimal, from man and animal
• Manster, from man and monster
• MANswers, from man and answers
• Menergy, from men and energy
• Morroblivion, from Morrowind and Oblivion
• Mutanimals, from mutant and animals
• Nintendogs, from Nintendo and dogs
• Notzilla, from not and Godzilla
• Piranhaconda, from piranha and anaconda
• Plandemic, from plan and pandemic
• Policenauts, from police and astronaut
• Polygondwanaland, from polygon and Gondwanaland
• Pornograffitti, from pornography and graffiti
• Puppetoons, from puppets and cartoons
• Religulous, from religion and ridiculous
• Returnal, from return and eternal
• Revolusongs, from revolution and songs
• Roblox, from robot and blocks
• Scribblenauts, from scribble and astronauts
• Seaspiracy, from sea and conspiracy
• Seussical, from Dr. Seuss and musical
• Sharknado, from shark and tornado
• Sharktopus, from shark and octopus
• Sidetalk, from sidewalk and talk
• Simpsorama, from The Simpsons and Futurama
• Skyblivion, from Skyrim and Oblivion
• Skywind, from Skyrim and Morrowind
• Spamalot, from Spam and Camelot
• SPAMasterpiece Theater, from SPAM and Masterpiece Theater
• Splatoon, from splat and platoon
• Spontaneanation, from spontaneous and nation
• Talkartoons, from talk and cartoons
• ThanksKilling, from Thanksgiving and killing
• Undertale, from underground and Fairy tale
• Vandread, from vanguard and dreadnought
• VelociPastor, from Velociraptor and pastor
• Workaholics, from work and alcoholics
• Zombeavers, from zombie and beavers
• Zoombies, from zoo and zombies
• Zootopia (or Zootropolis), from zoo and utopia (or metropolis)

Cuisine

• bananacue, from banana and barbecue
• banilla, from banana and vanilla
• banoffee, from banana and toffee
• barcade, from bar and arcade
• beefaroni, from beef and macaroni
• beerage, from beer and peerage
• Bisquick, from biscuit and quick
• broast, from broil and roast
• brunch, from breakfast and lunch
• Buffaranch, from Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing
• cannabutter, from cannabis and butter
• Canola, from Canadian oil, low acid, the trademarked name of a specific cultivar of rapeseed developed in Canada to have a naturally low erucic acid content
• chork, from chopsticks and fork
• Cinnabon, from cinnamon and bun
• Craisin, from cranberry and raisin
• CremeSavers, from creme and Lifesavers
• Croissan'wich, from croissant and sandwich
• cronut, from croissant and doughnut
• Dijonnaise, from Dijon and mayonnaise
• dunch, from dinner and lunch
• Dunkaroos, from dunk and kangaroos
• enchalupa, from enchilada and chalupa
• Enchirito, from enchilada and burrito
• Fabanaise, from aquafaba and mayonnaise
• facon, from fake and bacon
• fawaffle, from falafel and waffle
• flavorite, from flavor and favorite
• flexitarian, from flexible and vegetarian (meaning in principle, vegetarian, but can be flexible if necessary)
• freeganism, from free and veganism
• froyo, from frozen and yogurt
• Funfetti, from fun and confetti
• Funyuns, from fun and onions
• gastropub, from gastronomy and public house
• glutose, from glucose and fructose
• Gogurt, from go and yogurt
• Hanch, from hot sauce and ranch dressing
• Honeyracha, from honey and sriracha
• hufu, from human and tofu
• jizzcuit, from jizz and biscuit
• kegerator, from keg and refrigerator
• Ketchili, from ketchup and sweet chili sauce
• knork, from knife and fork
• Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing
• linner, from lunch and dinner, coined in an AM/PM commercial
• Manwich, from man and sandwich
• Mayochup, from mayonnaise and ketchup
• Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue
• Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard
• Mayoracha, from mayonnaise and sriracha
• pizzone, from pizza and calzone, popularized by Pizza Hut as the P'Zone
• popsicle, from pop and icicle
• quesalupa, from quesadilla and chalupa
• quesarito, from quesadilla and burrito
• Rice-A-Roni, from rice and macaroni
• scromlette, from scrambled eggs and omelette
• soylent, from soy and lentil
• soysage, from soy and sausage
• spatchcock, from dispatch and cock
• spife, from spoon and knife
• spoodle, from spoon and ladle
• sporf, from spoon, fork and knife
• spork, from spoon and fork
• Tarchup, from tartar sauce and ketchup
• tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
• totchos, from tater tots and nachos
• turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
• Vegenaise, from vegan and mayonnaise
• Wasabioli, from wasabi and aioli
• zoodles, from zucchini and noodles

Beverages

• alcopop, from alcohol and pop
• appletini, from apple and martini
• beergarita, from beer and margarita
• Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
• coffeetini, from coffee and martini
• crantini, from cranberry and martini
• flirtini, from flirt and martini
• frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
• gelatini, from gelatin and martini
• Meritage, from merit and heritage
• mocktail, from mock and cocktail
• Nespresso, from Nestlé and espresso
• Palcohol, from powder and alcohol
• rumchata, from spiced rum and horchata
• saketini, from sake and martini
• scotchka, from scotch and vodka
• Silk, from soy and milk
• vodkatini, from vodka and martini

Hybrids

• broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
• Brusselkale, from Brussels sprouts and kale
• caulini, from cauliflower and broccolini
• celtuce, from celery and lettuce
• citrange, from citron and orange
• citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
• citrumelo, from citrus and pommelo
• garlion, from garlic and onion
• Grāpple, from grape and apple
• Kinnow, from 'King' (Citrus nobilis) and 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa)
• lemonquat, from lemon and kumquat
• limequat, from Key lime and kumquat
• mandelo, from mandarin orange and pommelo
• orangequat, from orange and kumquat
• parsnip, from Pastinaca and turnip (though often confused with parsley root leftover after the leaves and stems have been snipped)
• peacherine, from peach and nectarine
• peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
• pineberry, from pineapple and strawberry
• pluot, from plum and apricot
• pomato, from potato and tomato
• procimequat, from primitive Hong Kong kumquat and limequat
• sunchoke, from sunflower and artichoke
• tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
• tomacco, from tomato and tobacco, coined on The Simpsons, "E-i-e-i-(Annoyed Grunt)"
• topepo, from tomato and sweet pepper
• triticale, from Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye)
• yuzuquat, from yuzu and kumquat

General

• Aberzombie, from zombie and Abercrombie & Fitch
• acupressure, from acupuncture and pressure
• affluenza, from affluence and influenza
• airgasm, from air and orgsam
• Amerind peoples, from American and Indian
• Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
• ametrine, a gemstone composed of amethyst and citrine
• ampersand, from and per se and
• Amshack, from Amtrak and shack
• anacronym, from anachronism and acronym (not to be confused with anachronym)
• analrapist, from analyst and therapist
• anecdata, from anecdote and data
• anklet, from ankle and bracelet
• anticipointment, from anticipation and disappointment
• architourist, from architecture and tourist
• arcology, from architecture and ecology
• armlet, from arm and bracelet
• automagical, from automatic and magical
• automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
• avionics, from aviation and electronics
• backronym, from backwards and acronym
• bacne, from back and acne
• baffound, from baffle and confound
• balloonacy, from balloon and lunacy
• bandkini, from bandeau and bikini
• bankster, from banker and gangster
• barbell, from bar and dumbbell
• Barcalounger, from Edward J. Barcalo and lounger
• bedaffled, from bedazzled and baffled
• begpacking, from begging and backpacking
• beneffectance, from beneficence and effectance
• bicurious, from bisexual and curious
• Bionicle, from biological and chronicle
• blaccent, from black and accent – used by non-blacks who try to sound black
• Blackanese, from black and Chinese or Japanese
• blandiose, from bland and grandiose
• Blasian, from black and Asian
• blizzaster, from blizzard and disaster
• blizzicane, from blizzard and hurricane
• blumpkin, from blowjob and pumpkin (slang for anus)
• blurse, from blessing and curse
• bodacious, from bold and audacious
• boldacious, from bold and audacious
• booboisie, from boob and bourgeosie
• botel, from boat and hotel (i.e. Boat Hotel in SEA)
• boxercise, from boxing and exercise
• 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
• broseph, from bro and Joseph
• brosephine, from bro and Josephine
• budtender, from bud and bartender
• bullycide, from bullying and suicide
• burble, from bubble and gurgle
• burkini, from burka and bikini
• bussy, from boy and pussy
• cablegram, from cable and telegram
• camcorder, from camera and recorder
• camikini, from camisole and bikini
• cankles, from calf and ankles
• carbage, from car and garbage
• cardening, from car and gardening
• carjack, from car and hijack
• castrophony, from catastrophe and cacophony
• catio, from cat and patio
• Caucasity, from Caucasian and audacity
• celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
• celebutante, from celebrity and debutante
• cellophane, from cellulose and diaphane
• chavtastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav')
• chillax, from chill and relax
• Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike)
• Chindian, meaning someone with both Chinese and Indian ethnic heritage.
• Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais, Japanglish)
• 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
• complisult, from compliment and insult
• coopetition, from cooperation and competition
• copium, from cope and opium
• Count Chocula, from Count Dracula and chocolate
• covidiot, from COVID-19 and idiot
• cremains, from cremate and remains
• cryptanalysis, from cryptogram and analysis
• cryptex, from cryptology and codex
• cyberdelic, from prefix cyber- and psychedelic
• dadvice, from dad and advice
• digerati, from digital and literati
• digipeater, from digital and repeater
• disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe
• Doxbridge, from Durham, Oxford, and Cambridge
• draids, from dreadlocks and braids
• drilldo, from drill and dildo
• dumbfound, from dumb and confound
• Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
• ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
• electrocute, from electric and execute
• endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
• entreporneur, from entrepreneur and porn
• facekini, from face and bikini
• factual, from fact and actual
• fakelore, from fake and folklore
• fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
• Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon
• fatberg, from fat and iceberg
• fauxhawk, from faux and mohawk
• fauxmance, from faux and romance
• fertigation, from fertilize and irrigation
• filmanthropy, from film and philanthropy
• finickity, from finicky and persnickety
• firenado, from fire and tornado
• Fleshlight, from flashlight and flesh
• flexicurity, from flexibility and security
• flimmer, from flicker and glimmer
• floof, from fluff and poof
• floordrobe, from floor and wardrobe
• flotel, from float and hotel
• flounder, from flounce and founder or founder and blunder
• flubber, from flying rubber
• fluff, from flue and puff
• flustrated, from flustered and frustrated
• fogbow, from fog and rainbow
• folksonomy, from folk and taxonomy
• folktronica, from folk and electronica
• foodlegger, from food and bootlegger
• fooligan, from fool and hooligan
• foolosophy, from fool and philosophy
• Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Japanglish)
• fratire, from fraternity and satire
• freeter, from free (or perhaps freelance) and the German Arbeiter ("labourer")
• frenemy, from friend and enemy
• friendiversary, from friend and anniversary
• Friendsgiving, from friends and Thanksgiving
• frumious, from fuming and furious (coined by Lewis Carroll)
• funemployed, from fun and unemployed
• funtastic, from fun and fantastic
• fursona, from furry and persona
• gamestorming, from games and brainstorming
• galumphing, from galloping and triumphant (coined by Lewis Carroll)
• gayby, from gay and baby
• gaydar, from gay and radar
• gaymer, from gay and gamer
• ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
• glamazon, from glamorous and Amazon
• glamping, from glamour and camping
• glasphalt, from glass and asphalt
• globesity, from global and obesity
• Globish, from global and English
• glocalization, from global and localization
• glasstic, from glass and plastic
• golliwog, from golly and polliwog
• grandiloquent, from grandiose and eloquent
• grasscycling, from grass and recycling
• greenwash, from green and whitewash
• guesstimate, from guess and estimate
• guyliner, from guy and eyeliner, eyeliner for men
• Halloweekend, from Halloween and weekend
• halterkini, from halter top and bikini
• handicapable, from handicapped and capable
• hangry, from hungry and angry
• hangxiety, from hangover and anxiety
• happenstance, from happening and circumstance
• hasbian, from has been and lesbian
• hempcrete, from hemp and concrete
• herstory, from her and history
• himbo, from him and bimbo
• Hinglish, from Hindi and English
• Hinjew, from Hinduism and Jew
• hubot, from human and robot
• huggle, from hug and snuggle
• humanure, from human and manure
• imagineering, from imagination and engineering
• incognegro, from incognito and negro
• indietronica, from indie (independent) and electronica
• insinuendo, from insinuate and innuendo
• interrobang, from interrogative and bang
• intertwingle, from intertwine and intermingle
• irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
• Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais)
• jasta, from jäger and staffel, German for hunter squadron (WWI air group)
• Jatimatic, from Jali Timari and automatic
• jeggings, from jeans and leggings
• Jewfro, from Jew and afro
• jorts, from jeans and shorts
• Juneteenth, from June and nineteenth. A holiday celebrating emancipation from slavery in the United States.
• kidult, from kid and adult
• linoleum, from linseed oil and petroleum
• mangina, from man and vagina
• mankini, from man and bikini
• manny, from man and nanny
• manosphere, from man and atmosphere
• manscaping, from man and landscaping
• manssiere, from man and brassiere
• manzilian, from man and Brazilian wax
• Masshole, from Massachusetts and asshole
• mathlete, from math and athlete
• mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
• meggings, from man and leggings
• meld, from melt and weld
• metrosexual, from metropolitan and heterosexual
• mimsy, from miserable and flimsy (coined by Lewis Carroll)
• mizzle, from mist and drizzle
• mockney, from mock and Cockney
• momager, from mom and manager
• moobs, from man and boobs
• motel, from motor and hotel
• Movember, from moustache and November
• moxibustion, from moxa and combustion
• murdercide, from murder and suicide
• murse, from man and purse, or alternatively, male and nurse
• Nair, from no and hair
• napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
• needcessity, from need and necessity
• Nintendonitis, from Nintendo and tendonitis
• Nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
• Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
• palimony, from pal and alimony
• paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
• parkade, from parking and arcade
• Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
• pegacorn, from pegasus and unicorn
• pegasister, from pegasus and sister
• permafrost, from permanent and frost
• Pictionary, from picture and dictionary
• pigloo, from pig and igloo
• pleather, from plastic and leather
• Poglish, from Polish and English
• Portuñol, from Portuguese and Español (Spanish)
• posistor, from positive and thermistor
• prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy)
• proplifting, from propagating and shoplifting
• protoflight, from prototype and flight (hardware)
• pubikini, from pubic and bikini
• punny, from pun and funny
• rebar, from reinforced and bar
• religiose, from religious and grandiose
• reprography, from reproduce and photography
• Runglish, from Russian and English
• satisficing, from satisfy and suffice
• Scattergories, from scattered and categories
• scribacious, from scribe and loquacious
• scuzzy, from scummy and fuzzy
• sexcapade, from sex and escapade
• sexercise, from sex and exercise
• sexpert, from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice about sex and sexual matters)
• sexpionage (or sexspionage), from sex and espionage
• sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
• sexpo, from sex and expo
• sexting, from sex and texting
• sextortion, from sex and extortion
• sextra, from sex and extra (acting)
• shamateur, from sham and amateur
• shamboo, from sham and bamboo
• shart, from shit and fart
• sheanderthal, from she and Neanderthal
• sheeple, from sheep and people
• shero, from she and hero
• shewee, from she and weewee
• shotcrete, from shot and concrete
• simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting
• skeezy, from sketchy and sleazy
• skirtini, from skirt and bikini
• skitching, from skating and hitching
• skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
• skullet, from skull and mullet
• skyjack, from sky and hijack
• slacktivism, from slacker and activism
• slanguage, from slang and language
• slimsy, from slim and flimsy
• slingkini, from slingshot and bikini
• slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll)
• sliving, from slaying and living
• slofie, from slow motion and selfie
• slore, from slut and whore
• slunt, from slut and cunt
• smaze, from smoke and haze
• smexy, from smart and sexy
• smirting, from smoking and flirting
• smize, from smile and eyes
• smog, from smoke and fog
• smothercate, from smother and suffocate
• snarf, from snort and scarf
• snark, from snide and remark
• snart, from sneeze and fart
• snatiation, from sneeze and satiation
• snazzy, from snappy and jazzy
• snice, from snow and ice
• snough, from sneeze and cough
• snowclone, from snowcone and clone
• Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon
• snowpocalypse, from snow and apocalypse
• solemncholy, from solemn and melancholy
• sorostitute, from sorority and prostitute
• spamouflage, from spam and camouflage
• spange, from spare change
• Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais, Japanglish)
• spermjacking, from sperm and hijacking
• splatter, from splash and spatter
• spottle, from spots (cannabis) and bottle
• sprelve, from sprite and elve
• splendiloquent, from splendid and eloquent
• spunk, from spark and funk
• squander, from scatter and wander
• squarson, from squire and parson
• squelch, from squash, quell, and quench
• squiggle, from squirm and wiggle
• squipper, from survival, equipment, and fitter
• squircle, from square and circle
• squirl, from squiggle and twirl or whirl
• squizz, from squint and quiz
• starburns, from star and sideburns
• starchitect, from star and architect
• stash, from store and cache
• statite, from static and satellite
• staycation, from stay and vacation
• stealthie, from stealth and selfie
• steez, from style and ease
• stringkini, from string and bikini
• swapportunity, from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap
• swaption, from swap and option
• tactleneck, from tactical and turtleneck
• tankini, from tank top and bikini
• Taglish, from Tagalog and English
• tarmac, from tar and macadam
• tanorexia, from tan and anorexia
• telethon, from television and marathon
• tensegrity, from tensional and integrity
• Thanksgivukkah, from Thanksgiving Day and Hanukkah
• thermistor, from thermal and resistor
• threepeat, from three and repeat
• throuple, a committed personal partnered relationship between three people as a connected unit (in some instances also known as a "Ménage à trois")
• thrussy, from throat and pussy
• tiparillo, from tip and cigarillo
• toonie, from two and loonie
• transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
• transistor, from transfer and resistor
• transmogrify, from transfigure and modify
• transponder, from transmitter and responder
• treggings, from trousers and leggings
• triggernometry, from trigger and trigonometry
• trikini, from triple and bikini
• trilemma, from triple and dilemma
• trimmigrant, from (cannabis) trimming and immigrant
• trustafarian, from trust fund and Rastafarian
• tween, from teen and between
• twincest, from twins and incest
• twirl, from twist and whirl
• urinalysis, from urine and analysis
• utilidor, from utilities and corridor
• vacationship, from vacation and relationship
• vagenda, from vagina and agenda
• vagrant, from vagabond and migrant
• vajazzle, from vagina and bedazzle
• Velcro, from velvet and crochet
• vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
• voluntourist, from volunteer and tourist
• vortal, from vertical and portal
• vurp, from vomit and burp
• waithood, from wait and adulthood
• wasband, from was and husband
• weediquette, from weed and etiquette
• Wenglish, from Welsh and English
• wikiquette, from wiki and etiquette
• Wiktionary, from wiki and dictionary
• workaholic, from work and alcoholic
• workiversary, from work and anniversary
• wuss, from wimp and puss
• yestergay, from yesterday and gay
• zombocalypse, from zombie and apocalypse
• HMS Zubian, Royal Navy destroyer built from parts of damaged HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian

Internet and computing

• alphanumeric, from alphabetic and numeric
• ASCIIbetical, from ASCII and alphabetical
• balun, from balanced and unbalanced
• bitmoji, from bit and emoji
• brogrammer, from bro and programmer
• brouter, from bridge and router
• bullshot, from bullshit and screenshot
• Chaturbate, from chat and masturbate
• codec, from coder and decoder
• companding, from compressing and expanding
• concolic, from concrete and symbolic
• cryptography. from κεκρυμμένος (hidden) and Γραφή (writing)
• cryptocurrency, from cryptography and currency
• cybrarian, from cyber and librarian
• Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
• debconf, from Debian and configuration
• datacasting, from data and broadcasting
• dataveillance, from data and surveillance
• deepfake, from deep learning and fake
• desknote, from desktop and notebook
• digerati, from digital and literati
• emoticon, from emotion and icon
• favicon, from favourite and icon
• Fediverse, from federation and universe
• Finsta, from fake and Instagram
• folksonomy, from folk and taxonomy
• frecency, from frequency and recency
• freemium, from free and premium
• Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
• hacktivism, from hack and activism
• Hatreon, from hate and Patreon
• incel, from involuntary and celibate
• Intellivision, from intelligent and television
• Joy-Con, from joystick and controller
• Jython, from Java and Python
• Kinect, from kinetic and connection
• knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
• Linux, from Linus and Unix
• listicle, from list and article
• Markiplier, from multiplier and the name Mark
• memex, from memory and index
• Mobilegeddon, from mobile and Armageddon
• modem, from modulator and demodulator
• Mozilla, from "mosaic killer" and Godzilla
• netiquette, from Internet and etiquette
• netizen, from (Inter)net and citizen
• phablet, from phone and tablet
• pharming, from phishing and farming
• pixel, from picture and element
• podcast, from iPod and broadcast
• Project Chanology, from chan (a common suffix for the titles of imageboards) and Scientology
• QAnonsense, from QAnon and nonsense
• Raspbian, from Raspberry Pi and Debian
• reddiquette, from Reddit and etiquette
• resel, from resolution and element
• screenager, from screen and teenager
• screenshot, from screen and snapshot
• SerDes, from serialize and deserialize
• Skype, from sky and peer-to-peer
• spamdexing, from spam and indexing
• spaxel, from spatial and pixel
• sporgery, from spam and forgery
• texel, from texture and element
• textonym, from text and synonym
• Throwbot, from throw and robot
• treap, from tree and heap
• trixel, from triangle and pixel
• Twitterverse, from Twitter and universe
• upsert, from update and insert
• vlog, from video and blog
• voxel, from volume and pixel
• wardriving, from wardialing and driving
• webcast, from World Wide Web and broadcast
• webinar, from World Wide Web and seminar
• webisode, from World Wide Web and episode
• webtoon, from World Wide Web and cartoon
• widget, from window and gadget
• Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
• Wintel, from Windows and Intel

Marketing

• advertainment, from advertising and entertainment
• advertorial, from advertising and editorial
• marchitecture, from marketing and architecture
• cineplex, from cinema and complex (building)
• manufactroversy, from manufacture and controversy
• masstige, from mass market and prestige
• multiplex, from multiple and complex – this word has a different meaning in telecommunications
• petrodollar, from petroleum and dollar
• prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
• subvertising, from subverting and advertising
• telemarketing, from telephone and marketing
• wantrepreneur, from want and entrepreneur

Organizations and companies

• Accenture, from accent and future (accent on the future)
• Alitalia, from Ali (Italian translation for wings) and Italia (Italy)
• Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston. Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).
• Amtrak, from American and track
• Austar, from Australia and star
• Bapes, from bathing and ape
• Binance, from binary and finance
• Calutron, from California University Cyclotron
• Carvana, from car and nirvāṇa
• Citigroup, from Citicorp and Travelers Group
• Citizendium, from Citizens' Compendium
• Comcast, from communication and broadcast
• Compaq, from compatibility and quality
• Conservapedia, from conservative and Wikipedia
• Creamsicle, from cream and popsicle
• Danimals, from Dannon and animals
• Dash (cryptocurrency), from Digital and Cash
• Ecosia, from ecology and Acacia
• Edexcel, from educational and excellence
• Emergen-C, from emergency and vitamin C
• Extell, from excellence and intelligence
• Froogle, from frugal and Google
• Fruitopia, from fruit and utopia
• Fudgsicle, from fudge and popsicle
• Funimation, from fun and animation
• Garmin, from Gary Burrell and Min Kao
• Groupon, from group and coupon
• Ideanomics, from idea and economics
• Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering
• LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
• Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new")
• 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
• Netflix, from internet and flicks (slang for movie)
• Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon
• Pinterest, from pin and interest
• Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri
• Popsicle, from (soda) pop or lollipop and Epsicle (Epsicle itself a portmanteau of Epperson (“the surname of the inventor”) and icicle)
• Privoxy, from privacy and proxy
• Qualcomm, from Quality and Communications
• Rustoleum, from rust and linoleum
• Teletoon, from television and cartoon
• Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami
• Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki through the merger of Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
• Travelocity, from travel and velocity
• Triscuit, from electricity and biscuit
• Venezuelanalysis, from Venezuela and analysis
• Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
• Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
• Unilever, from Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers
• Wikimedia, from Wikipedia and media
• Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
• Yelp, from yellow pages and help
• Yosicle, from yogurt and popsicle

Places

Main article: List of geographic portmanteaus

• AfPak, from Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Afrabia, from Africa and Arabia
• Afro-Eurasia, from Africa, Europe, and Asia
• Arlandria, from Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA
• Australasia, from Australia and Asia
• Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
• Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
• Birome, from Bickham and Jerome 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 woodlands
• Chambana, from Champaign and Urbana
• Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
• Chindia, from China and India
• Chiraq, from Chicago and Iraq
• Chimerica, from China and America
• Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
• Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
• Czechoslovakia, from Czechia 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
• Donbas, from Donets coal basin
• Eurabia, from Europe and Arabia
• 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
• Hotlanta, from hot and Atlanta
• Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
• Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
• Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
• Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
• Kanorado, from Kansas And Colorado
• Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
• Kentuckiana, from Kentucky and Indiana
• Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
• Mexicali, from Mexico and California
• Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
• Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
• NYLON, from New York City and London
• Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong
• Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
• Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
• Poictesme, from the two French towns Poitiers and Angoulême, used in a number of novels by James Branch Cabell
• Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
• Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
• SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
• Stravenue, from street and avenue
• Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
• Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
• Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana
• Texoma, from Texas and Oklahoma
• The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
• Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
• WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
• Willowick, from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
• Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks

Politics

• agitprop, from agitation and propaganda
• beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
• Cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
• copaganda, from cop and propaganda
• Demoncrat, from demon and Democrat
• Eracism, from erase and racism
• feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
• Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
• kayaktivism, from kayaks and activism
• Merkozy, from Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
• Obamacare, from Barack Obama and healthcare
• Obamney, from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
• precariat, from precarious and proletariat
• Putler, from Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler
• Republicant, from Republican and can't
• Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
• squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy
• stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
• Trumponomics, from Donald Trump and economics (see Reaganomics)
• Trumpster diving, from Donald Trump and dumpster diving
• Trumpster fire, from Donald Trump and dumpster fire
• warphans from war and orphans
• wikiality, from Wikipedia and reality
• Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta

Economics

• Abenomics, from Shinzō Abe and economics
• Bidenomics, from Joe Biden and economics
• Clintonomics, from Bill Clinton and economics
• Freakonomics, from freak and economics
• Moneygeddon, from money and Armageddon (permanent scare of financial crises)
• Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
• Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
• Rubinomics, from Robert Rubin and economics
• tokenomics, from token and economics
• Volfefe index, from volatility and covfefe
• Orbanomics, from Viktor Orbán and economics

Movements

• Berniecrat, from Bernie Sanders and Democrat
• Blexit, from black and exit
• Brexit, from Britain and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
• Chrislam, from Christianity and Islam
• Czexit, from Czech Republic and exit
• Danexit, from Denmark and exit
• Dixiecrat, from Dixie and Democrat
• Fixit, from Finland and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
• Frexit, from France and exit
• Grexit, from Greece and exit
• Huxit, from Hungary and exit
• Lexit, from left and Brexit
• Nexit, from Netherlands and exit
• Qultists, from QAnon and cultists
• regrexit, from regret and Brexit
• Roexit, from Romania and exit
• Texit, from Texas and exit
• thinspiration, from thin and inspiration
• Trumpanzees, from Donald Trump and chimpanzees

Sciences

• abzyme, from antibody and enzyme
• alkyd, from alkyl (alcohol) and id (acid or anhydride)
• ampacity, from ampere and capacity
• aquaponics, from aquaculture and hydroponics
• atomaniac, from atom and maniac
• biomarker, from biological and marker
• bionics, from biology and electronics
• botox, from botulism and toxin
• brinicle, from brine and icicle
• caplet, from capsule and tablet
• carborundum, from carbon and corundum
• cermet, from ceramic and metal
• chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine
• chemtrail, from chemical and contrail
• clopen set, from closed-open set
• contrail, from condensation and trail
• cryptochrome, from cryptogam and chromatic
• cultivar, from cultivated and variety
• cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
• diabesity, from diabetes and obesity
• endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
• electret, from electricity and magnet
• fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
• genome, from gene and chromosome
• geofact, from geological and artifact
• gleeking, from sublingual gland and leaking
• glocalization, from globalization and local
• glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
• guesstimate, from guess and estimate
• henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus
• hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite
• lavacicle, from lava and icicle
• lidar, from light and radar
• mafic, from magnesium and ferric
• melatonin, from melanin and serotonin
• memristor, from memory and transistor
• mesohigh, from mesoscale and high-pressure area
• mesolow, from mesoscale and low-pressure area
• mesonet, from mesoscale and network
• nutraceutical, from nutrition and pharmaceutical
• pellistor, from pellet and resistor
• permaculture, from permanent and agriculture or culture
• petrochemical, from petroleum and chemical
• positron, from positive and electron
• prion, from protein and infection
• proteome, from proteins and genome
• pulsar, from pulsating and quasar
• purine, from pure and urine
• quoats, from quality and oats
• radome, from radar and dome
• redox, from reduction and oxidation
• resorcin, from resin and orcin
• rusticle, from rust and icicle
• spintronic, from spin and electronics
• sporabola, from spore and parabola
• stiction, from static and friction
• surfactant, from surface active agent
• synzyme, from synthetic and enzyme
• telematics, from telecommunications and informatics
• vitamin, from vita and amine
• warfarin, from WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) and coumarin
• wavicle, from wave and particle

Sports and fitness

• athleisure, from athletic and leisure
• dancercise, from dancing and exercise
• Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
• exercycle, from exercise and bicycle
• flymph, from fly (fishing) and nymph
• gun fu, from gun and kung fu
• gymcel, from gym and incel
• Gymkata, from gymnastics and karate
• Gymkhana, from gymnasium and Jama'at Khana
• heelies, from heel and wheelie
• heliskiing, from helicopter and skiing
• Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
• Mobot, from Mo (Farah) and robot
• Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country
• Monzanapolis, from Monza and Indianapolis
• Paralympics, from parallel (originally paraplegic) and Olympics
• parasailing, from parachute and sailing
• plogging, from “plocka” (Swedish “pick up”) and jogging
• Prancercise, from prance and exercise
• SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray
• slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches)
• snuba, from snorkel and scuba
• TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing
• urinalysis, from urine and analysis
• wallyball, from wall and volleyball

Transport

• Bakerloo line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
• boatercycle, from boat and motorcycle
• Borismaster, from Boris Johnson and AEC Routemaster
• boxster, from boxer engine and roadster
• Chunnel, from (English) Channel and tunnel
• frunk, from front and trunk
• Ioniq, from ion and unique
• Jeepster, from Jeep and roadster
• jetiquette, from jet and etiquette
• moped, from motor and pedal
• motorcade, from motor and cavalcade
• motorcycle, from motorized and bicycle
• Proudia, from proud and diamond
• Onevia; from 180SX (front) and Silvia (rear), opposite of Sileighty
• Sileighty; from Silvia (front) and 180SX (rear) two Nissan sport coupes (that share parts that can be easily transferred from one to the other),
• taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
• Toppo, from top (roof) and the Japanese word noppo (lanky)
• truggy, from pick-up truck and dune buggy
• Venza, from venture and Monza

See also

• List of acronyms
• Syllabic abbreviation