portmanteau

Wall Street loves an ugly portmanteau, or jamming together of two words in a way that sows confusion, followed closely by dislike.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Some call themselves healthmaxxers – sharing tips on what to eat and working out, while others identify as looksmaxxers, a portmanteau for 'looks maximising', where the aim is to totally "optimise" one's physical appearance.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

“Ah, yes, the portmanteau call, as you say in England.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

Before landing on the Greek alphabet, the organization’s expert panel had also considered drawing variant names from a list of portmanteaus or Greek gods/goddesses, but both ideas were nixed.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 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

Up drives a fly, piled with portmanteaus, hat-case, dressing-case, and all the other travelling appurtenances of a comfortable wayfarer.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

But similar information might be gleaned from a hundred thousand boxes and portmanteaux in London that day.

From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis

Poor grandfather," said Celia, "what a lot of times he said over, 'three black portmanteaux, four, no five canvas-covered, four carpet bags, one—fourteen in all.

From The Adventures of Herr Baby by Crane, Walter

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

From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis

"The more the better, my dear," said the general, graciously,—and everyone within hearing distance was edified by his directions freely delivered anent portmanteaux and dress-baskets.

From Leonore Stubbs by Walford, L. B.

In fact, it was quite a carriage-ful of us that steamed away north-west from Paddington—namely, Smith, myself, Smith's father and mother, my father and mother, a number of boxes, portmanteaux, and parcels, and Smith's sister.

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)