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Buy this book to educate yourself on several topics and have fun while doing it.

I think this book will be fun and interesting for you. Portmanteaus like smog and Bennifer are a very current craze. Palindromes are words, phrases, sentences, numbers, and dates that read the same forwards and backwards. One chapter is devoted to how many of our last names came about.

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Publié par	Archway Publishing
Date de parution	21 mars 2023
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781665739696
Langue	English

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PORTMANTEAUS AND MORE

Let’s Have Some Fun With English

CHARLOTTE SMITH

Copyright © 2023 Charlotte Smith.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-3968-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6657-3969-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023904100

Archway Publishing rev. date: 03/21/2023

Dedicated to my grandsons Levi and August

CONTENTS
Introduction To Portmanteaus

Portmanteaus
What’s In A Name?
Palindromes
Interesting Plurals
Contractions
Brand Names And Genericide

Bibliography
About The Author

INTRODUCTION TO PORTMANTEAUS
A portmanteau (port-man-TOE) is a word that comes from the French and has a literal meaning and a figurative meaning. Literally, a portmanteau is a suitcase or trunk, usually made of leather and opening into two identical parts. Figuratively, a portmanteau is a word made from two (or more) other words. For example, one of the earliest portmanteaus is “smog,” which is made up of smoke + fog. Just like you have to unpack a suitcase, you have to unpack a portmanteau word to see what two or more words form it. The two halves of the luggage fold into one piece. The parts of a portmanteau word fold into one word.
We are seeing more and more portmanteaus in every day life now, and most of them are a lot of fun. When possible, I have tried to educate the reader. Some of these portmanteaus you will know, some you will not know, and some you knew but just did not realize where they came from. I hope you enjoy these.

PORTMANTEAUS
A
Accenture = accent + (on the) future
Adidas = ADI (nickname of founder Adolf) + DASsler (his last name)
administrivia = administrative + trivia (dull things)
adorkable = adorable + dork
advertainment = advertising + entertainment
advertorial = advertisement + editorial
adware = advertising + software
affluenza = affluent + influenza: wealthy but without motivation
agiprop = agitation + propaganda (Russian)
aioli = ail (Fr. for garlic) + oli (Fr./L. for oil)
air-mageddon = air (travel) + Armageddon
Al-Anon = alcoholics + anonymous
Alcan = Alaska + Canada: 1,390-mile highway
Alcoa = aluminum + company + America
alcopop = alcohol + pop (as in soda pop)
Algol (computer language) = algorithmic + language
alliternation = alliteration + nation (examples: Russian roulette or Chinese checkers)
alliterockers = alliteration + rockers (examples: Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Sly Stone, etc.)
alnico = aluminum + nickel
alone = all + one (Middle English)
alphabet = alpha + beta (Latin)
alphanumeric = alphabetic + numeric
Americares = America + cares
Amerind / Amerindian = American + Indian
ampersand = and + per se + and (& = “and”)
amphicar = amphibious + car (1961-1968)
Amtrak = American + track
Amway = American + way
anacronym = anachronism + acronym: a very old acronym that no one remembers, like BASIC
animagic = animated + magic
Animaltronics = animal + electronics: song
Animaniacs = animal + maniacs: cartoon
animatronics = animated + electronics
anticipointment = anticipation + disappointment
Antifa = anti + Fascist
appletini = apple + martini
aprium = apricot + plum: hybrid
aquaculture = aqua (water creatures) + agriculture
athleisure = athletic (clothes) + leisure (clothes), comfortable and appealing
Aussiedoodle = Australian shepherd + poodle
autobot = autonomous + robotic organism
autobus = automobile + bus
avionics = aviation + electronics
avocolada = avocado + piña colada
B
backronym = back acronym (example: “rap” is a backronym of “rhythm and poetry” that also serves as a mnemonic memory device)
Backsync = Backstreet (Boys) + NSYNC
bacne = back + acne
badjective = bad + adjective
badvertising = bad + advertising
baecation = bae (sweetheart) + vacation
balun = balanced + unbalanced: an electrical term
Bancorp = bank + corporation
barcade = bar + arcade
Barmageddon = bar (games) + Armageddon: television show
bash = bang + smash
bass (pronounced like base) = big + ass (all about that), song by Meghan Trainor
Bassetoodle = Basset hound + poodle (NOTE: I have listed some of the most popular poodle crossbreeds, but there are many more!)
Batusi = Batman + watusi
beardo = beard + weirdo
Bearizona = bear + Arizona: wildlife park in Williams, AZ
beautimous = beautiful + fabulous
beefalo = beef + buffalo
beetabaga = beet + rutabaga
Belieber = believe + (Justin) Bieber: a fan
Bennifer = Ben (Affleck) + Jennifer (Lopez)
Benzo = Ben + Enzo (from TV’s “The Challenge”)
Bernco = Bernalillo (NM) + county
Bernedoodle = Bernese mountain dog + poodle
Beverly Hillbillies = Beverly Hills + hillbillies
bigkini = big + bikini
Billary = Bill (Clinton) + Hillary (Clinton)
biodrama = biographical + drama
bionic = biology + electronic
biopic = biographical + (motion) picture
Bisquick = biscuit + quick
bit = binary + digit
Blackula = Black + Dracula
blaxploitation = Black + exploitation
bleep = blank (out) + beep
blitzburgh = blitz + Pittsburgh (Steelers)
blog = weB + LOG
blotch = blot + botch
blurt = blow + spurt
boatel = boat + hotel
Bobo = bourgeois + Bohemian
bodacious = body (or bold) + audacious (which may mean bold or it could mean a little disrespectful)
boggle = boxer (or Boston terrier) + beagle
BoJo = Boris + Johnson: former Prime Minister of England
Bollywood = Bombay (in India, now called Mumbai) + Hollywood
boost = boom + hoist
botox = botulism + toxin
boxerdoodle = boxer + poodle
brainiac = brain + maniac
Brangelina = Brad (Pitt) + Angelina (Jolie)
brash = bold + rash
bratchos = bratwurst + nachos
BravoCon = Bravo (TV channel) + convention
breathalyzer = breath + analyzer
Brenaissance + Brendan (Fraser) + Renaissance
Brexit = Britain + exit (from EU, European Union)
Brisvegas = Brisbane (Australia) + Las Vegas (Nevada)
Britcom = British + comedy
broast = broil + roast
broccoflower = broccoli + cauliflower
brochacho = brother + muchacho
broga = bro + yoga
brogrammer = bro + programmer
Brojects = brothers + projects: television program
bromance = bro + romance: close, nonsexual friendship between two men
brond = brown + blond (hair)
brony = bro/brother + (My Little) Pony (fan); plural bronies
brotox = brother + botox
brunch = breakfast + lunch
buffeteria = buffet + cafeteria
bumble = bungle + stumble
C
cafetorium = cafeteria + auditorium
Calexico = California + Mexico: city in CA
Californication = California + fornication
cama = camel + llama
camcorder = camera + recorder
canimal = cannibal + animal
Canimals = can + animals: television show, animals in cans
cantini = can + martini
caplet = capsule + tablet
carjack = car + hijack
Casamigos = casa (Spanish for house) + amigos (Spanish for friends): tequila made by George Clooney et al (Latin for “and others”)
cassingle = cassette + single
catio = cat + patio
cattalo = cattle + buffalo (bison)
caucacity = Caucasian + audacity
Cavapoo / Cavoodle = poodle + Cavalier King Charles spaniel
celebutant(e) = celebrity + debutant(e)
cellophane = cellulose + diaphane
Centcom / Cencom = central + command
Champa (Bay) = champions + Tampa (Bay)
cheeseburger = cheese (sandwich) + hamburger
Chiberia = Chicago + Siberia
chillax = chill + relax
Chiweenie/choxie = Chihuahua + dachshund
chocoholic = chocolate + alcoholic
chortle = chuckle + snort (first appeared in Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky”)
Christmasketball = Christmas + basketball
Chug = Chihuahua + pug
chump = chunk + lump
Chunnel = channel + tunnel: connects England and France, underwater
cinemaholic = cinema + alcoholic
Cinemax = cinema + maximum
cineplex = cinema + complex
Cinnamoji (faces) = Cinnamon (Toast Crunch Cereal) + emoji
Cîroc = cime (Fr. for peak) + roche (Fr. for rock): vodka
Clamato = clam + tomato (juice)
clash = clap + crash
clasp = clutch + grasp
Claydies = Clayton + ladies (“The Bachelor”)
cli-fi = climate + fiction: a sci-fi genre
Clorox = chlorine + (sodium) hydroxide
clump = chunk + lump
Coca-Cola = coca (leaves) + kola (nuts)
cocacolonization = Coca