MetaChat - Wordy Wethursday: Portmanteaus(-eaux?)

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27 March 2008

Wordy Wethursday: Portmanteaus(-eaux?) →[More:]

As in Tanzania (Tangyanika and Zanzibar) or tomacco (tomatoes and tobacco).

Any favorites?

post by: mdonley at: 06:36 | 9 comments

ooooh I came up with a really good one I thought.

Lettidor - This is a letter to the editor. Much simpler.

posted by richat 27 March | 06:37

Administrivia.

posted by chrismear 27 March | 06:56

I find that I use guesstimate and automagically pretty frequently.

posted by cmonkey 27 March | 08:20

I really dislike words made like this. This is how we get abominations like webinar and prosumer.

posted by BoringPostcards 27 March | 08:38

Idiocracy.

posted by syntax 27 March | 09:43

I think trustafarian is a pretty good one. And jazzercise!

posted by Atom Eyes 27 March | 10:37

Jazzercise ftw!

Also: creamsicle.

posted by mdonley 27 March | 11:19

Portmanteautally awesome!

posted by Eideteker 27 March | 12:06

To salute persons who have made academic achievements, I like to say "Congraduations!" but I'm not sure if it's understood.

I also like to add "-tastic" to the end of words to add emphasis... It's not just Fun, it's Funtastic! It's not just Crappy, it's Craptastic! It's not just a Snack, it's Snacktastic!

And I remember many years ago when a radio ad for "Waterbed Warehouse" coined the word "humongous" to describe the size of the store, but I'm not sure if it qualifies as a portmanteau, because the "hu-" is for "huge" but I can't recall where "-mongous" camefrom.

posted by wendell 27 March | 14:49

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