portmanteau

The phenomenon became known by its own portmanteau, “vibecession.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

SaaSpocalypse is the portmanteau combining the acronym for software-as-a-service, SaaS, with apocalypse.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

“Smog” is a turn-of-the-century portmanteau word mashing together “smoke” and “fog” to describe the sooty, sulfurous air of the London of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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

Let us name this portmanteau legal sense Evidence-Legal.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The grammar of German means that it is a language in many ways uniquely suited to combining existing words to make longer but highly specific portmanteaus.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

They experiment with Morse code, and coin portmanteaus to save on their daily word quota.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

In that first iteration, the anonymous writer explained “hatriot” in almost bemused terms as just one then recent example of portmanteaus like “Republocrat”.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019

And with portmanteaus like “cronut” and “Sharknado” all the rage, we’re particularly on the lookout for fresh phrasing.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2013

Now it was Hesse Cassel would pry into our portmanteaus; now it was Bavaria wanted to peep at our passports.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James

Antony will take the portmanteaux," she said; "the boat must have come in earlier than usual.

From Vixen, Volume III. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

Except for the two portmanteaux it was devoid of all sign of the owner.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

Then, murmuring in undertones when they spoke, the detectives unpacked their portmanteaux.

From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis

Lord Fairholme had carried off his son’s portmanteaux, and had actually hired a room in the Green Dragon next to that reserved for Cynthia.

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis

The station master, forewarned, had procured a dogcart from the “Black Lion,” but the visitors preferred dispatching their portmanteaux in the vehicle, and they followed on foot.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis