portmanteau

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

Season 2 of Netflix’s “Arcane” delivers a long-awaited payoff between two characters with such a deep emotional bond it inspired a “Bennifer”-style portmanteau: CaitVi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

Yep, her name is a portmanteau word, which means it’s made up of two different words.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

As long as there have been neighborhoods, there have been portmanteaus meant to sell those neighborhoods and their potential trendiness.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022

I happen to be a sucker for groany portmanteaus.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2022

The goofiest of these portmanteaus, and one of the more enduring, involved the carryall.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

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

The portmanteaus were packed, their travelling gear arranged, and tickets had been secured for the night mail, via Dover and Calais.

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid

She looked at the two portmanteaux and considered how they could be moved out of the way.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny

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 Louis Tracy

In one corner lay a pile of books and a couple of sea-stained portmanteaux.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

In front of each open chest stood a Midshipman feverishly cramming boots and garments into already bulging portmanteaux and kit-bags.

From The Long Trick by Bartimeus

Almost simultaneously a carriage bearing the Marquis of Moorland's coat of arms drove up the avenue, and deposited two ladies and a couple of small portmanteaux on the doorstep.

From The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story by A. Eric Bayly