List of portmanteaus

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is a selection of

portmanteau
words.

Animals

Hybrids

  • cattalo, from cattle and buffalo[2]
  • donkra
    , from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
  • llamanaco, from llama and guanaco[3]
  • wholphin, from whale and dolphin[2]
  • zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above[2]

Cats

  • leopon, from leopard and lion[2]
  • liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below[2]
  • tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above[2]

Mixed breeds

Dogs

Fictional

Art, literature and entertainment

Fashion and apparel

Cuisine

Hybrids

General

Internet and computing

Organizations and companies

Places

  • 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
  • Gerbangkertasusila, from Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Lamongan
  • 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
  • Jabodetabek, from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi[e]
  • 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
  • Manchattan, from Manchester and Manhattan[49]
  • Mexicali, from Mexico and California
  • Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
  • Mimaropa, from Mindoro (Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental), Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan
  • Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
  • NyLon (the concept, not the plastic), 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
  • Seattle and Tacoma
  • Gambia
  • Stravenue, from street and avenue
  • Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
  • Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
  • Taxachusetts
    , from taxation and Massachusetts
  • 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
  • Vansterdam, from Vancouver and Amsterdam
  • WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
  • Willowick
    , from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
  • Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks

Politics

Economics

Movements

Sciences

Sports and fitness

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Animanga term refers to Japanese anime and manga, originally a trademark of Viz Media became genericized trademark after expired on October 28, 2016.[5]
  2. ^ Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).
  3. ^ Influence from googolplex.
  4. ^ Through the merger of Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
  5. ^ Sometimes Cianjur also included, became Jabodetabekjur or Jabodetabekpunjur.[48]

External links

References

  1. ^ "lorikeet". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-5-7057-5026-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  3. ^ Lescrauwaet Vandenabiile; Anne-Cathèrine Marie Marc (1 Oct 1997). "Primera cruza interespecífica de Llama (Lama glama) y Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) como opción innovadora en la ganadería productiva de la Región de Magallanes, Chile". Observatorio para la Innovación Silvoagropecuaria y la Cadena Agroalimentaria. Retrieved 18 Nov 2021.
  4. S2CID 250103127
    .
  5. ^ "ANI-MANGA". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "11 Portmanteaus To Use In Your Day To Day". BuzzFeed. October 24, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jones, Meghan (27 May 2022). "18 Portmanteau Words You Never Thought Of". Pleasantville NY: Reader's Digest. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. .
  9. ^ "Banksy-style pieces appear in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft". BBC News. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  10. Complex Media, Inc.
    Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Pomranz, Mike (2021-03-29). "Buffaranch and Sweet Ketchili Are Heinz's Latest Condiment Mashups to Hit U.S. Shelves". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  12. ^ a b c Pomranz, Mike (2021-03-19). "Heinz Unveils 'Tarchup,' 'Wasabioli,' and 'Hanch' in Canada". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  13. Delish.com
    . Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  14. ^ Martin, Rachel (5 April 2019). "Heinz Launches 'Kranch'". NPR. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  15. ^ Bing, Jonathan (June 12, 2006). "Subliminal ads with a twist of lymon". Variety. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  16. ^ a b Meyer, Zlati (26 March 2019). "Where's the best place to hit the Heinz? 7 fun facts as ketchup maker turns 150 this year". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  17. ^ a b Tyeson, Cam (3 June 2019). "America Spits In Face Of Sauce Gods By Inventing "Mayocue" & "Mayomust"". Pedestrian TV. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  18. ^ a b Meyer, Zlati (26 March 2019). "Heinz turns 150: Some fun facts about the iconic ketchup maker". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  19. Delish.com
    . Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  20. ^ "parsnip". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  21. ^ "parsnip". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  22. ^ "parsnip". Lexico Dictionaries (Powered by Oxford). Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  23. ^ "parsnip". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  24. ^ Harper, Douglas. "parsnip". Online Etymology Dictionary.
  25. (1530).
  26. ^ Lewis Carroll, Letter to Maud Standen, December 1877
  27. ^ "When is a Pinarello not a Pinarello? When it is a Chinarello | Bicycle Business | BikeBiz". www.bikebiz.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21.
  28. ^ "dumbfound". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  29. ^ "flounder". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  30. ^ "flounder". Lexico Dictionaries (Powered by Oxford). Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  31. ^ "fluff". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  32. ^ "fluff". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  33. ^ ""Japanglish"". Living Language Expert Forums. Sakura. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  34. ^ Mace, Lennie. "JAPANGLISH ジャパングリッシュ dictionary & MORE". Japanglish. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  35. ^ "Men's Rights Activists are cave dwelling idiots | British GQ". Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  36. ^ "prissy". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  37. .
  38. ^ "slimsy". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  39. .
  40. ^ "twirl". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  41. ^ Harper, Douglas. "twirl". Online Etymology Dictionary.
  42. ^ ""TWUNK": Here's What This Word Really Means". Linguaholic.com. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  43. ^ L. Maki, Justin (2017). "Gay Subculture Identification: Training Counselors to Work With Gay Men". www.counseling.org. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  44. ^ MacMillan, Douglas (1 March 2012). "The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  45. OCLC 956324397.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2024 (link
    )
  46. ^ Johanns, Kate (2018-01-05). "The Origin of the Name "Microsoft"". Smarter MSP. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  47. ^ "Using "INSERT ON CONFLICT" to Upsert and Modify Data in PostgreSQL". Prisma's Data Guide. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  48. ^ Rachman, Arrijal (14 March 2024). "Ini Penjelasan Mendagri Soal Lahirnya Kota 'Jabodetabekjur'" (in Indonesian). CNBC Indonesia. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  49. ^ Wainwright, Oliver (2019-10-21). "Welcome to Manc-hattan: how the city sold its soul for luxury skyscrapers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  50. ^ "Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer". YouTube. TED-Ed. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  51. ^ Chappell, Bill (21 March 2022). "The war in Ukraine has reintroduced these words and phrases into our vocabulary". NPR.
  52. ^ Safire, William (1986-03-09). "On Language; The Caplet Solution". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  53. PMID 27861972
    .
  54. ^ "definition of Genome in Oxford dictionary". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  55. ^ "genome". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  56. ^ "genome". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022.
  57. ^ Harper, Douglas. "genome". Online Etymology Dictionary.
  58. ^ "prion". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  59. ^ "prion". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  60. ^ "sedge". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  61. ^ Rogers, Joshua (September 6, 2021). "What Does Scorigami Mean in the NFL and Where Does It Come From?". HITC. United Kingdom. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  62. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (July 3, 2019). "Arise, 'Serandy'! Serena, Murray pairing puts all eyes on mixed doubles". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.