portmanteau
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In 2002, Cinespia — an Italian portmanteau for “movie theater” and “cinema spy” — screened Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” at the cemetery for members of Wyatt’s film club, which he ran with Richard Petit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
SaaSpocalypse is the portmanteau combining the acronym for software-as-a-service, SaaS, with apocalypse.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
With Australian billionaire James Packer, Ratner formed RatPac Entertainment—a portmanteau nodding to the Frank Sinatra era of showbiz that Ratner venerated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Swinging from keychains, the Tamagotchi -- whose name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "egg" and "watch" -- has become a popular fashion accessory among young people in recent years, according to Bandai.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
He wore a new hat now, and a new broadcloth coat, so they knew what the portmanteau had contained.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing portmanteau
Frankenstein
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