portmanteau word
Example Sentences
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“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
With titles like “Shape Up, Says Doctor Death” and “Everybody Has a Fatal Disease,” not to mention the darkly comical portmanteau word “cremaindered,” she exhibits gallows humor.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2020
Rarely does an ancient Greek portmanteau word spark a Twitterstorm.
From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2018
Tokarev, whose real first name — Vilen — is a portmanteau word for Vladimir Lenin, told the Associated Press he wrote the song after friends who also know Trump asked him to compose something.
From Time • Jan. 19, 2017
Yep, her name is a portmanteau word, which means it’s made up of two different words.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
