portmanteau

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

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

Last summer, “snackle boxes” — a portmanteau of snack and tackle boxes — went viral across social media as a must-have container for better snacking.

From Salon

The Chinatown gallery name derives from that studio moniker, itself a portmanteau of “Mutant” and “Potato.”

From Los Angeles Times

The word "PANICAN" could be a portmanteau of "panic" and "Americans", although an alternative theory suggests that it combines "panic" and "Republicans".

From BBC