List of portmanteaus
A selection of portmanteau words
Animals
- beefalo, from beef and buffalo
- Brangus, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle
- cameleopard, from camel and leopard
- catcoon, from cat and raccoon
- cockapoo, from Cocker Spaniel and Poodle
- geep, from goat and sheep (progeny of)
- jackalope, from jackrabbit and antelope
- labradoodle, from Labrador Retriever and Poodle
- liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below
- maltipoo, from a Maltese and a poodle
- pegacorn, from a Pegasus and a unicorn
- pekapoo, from Pekingnese and Poodle
- puggle, from a Pug and a Beagle
- schnoodle, from a schnauzer and a poodle
- sheeple, from sheep and people
- squitten, from squirrel and kitten
- tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of tiger and lioness) cf. liger above
- wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo
- zedonk, from zebra and donkey (progeny of)
- golden doodle, golden retriever and poodle ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle)
Art, literature and entertainment
- Animaniacs, from Animate and Maniac
- arfé, from art and café
- Bennifer, from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
- biopic, from biography and picture
- blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
- Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
- Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Brexit, from Britain and exit
- Britcom, from British and comedy
- Britpop, from British and pop music
- Bruceploitation, from Bruce Lee and exploitation
- Californication, from California and fornication
- cassingle, from cassette and single
- celebutante, from celebrity and débutante
- cosplay, from costume and roleplay
- Digimon, from Digital Monsters
- docudrama, from documentary and drama
- docusoap, from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama)
- dramedy, from drama and comedy
- edutainment, from education and entertainment
- Ennuigi, from ennui and Luigi
- infomercial, from information and commercial
- infotainment, from information and entertainment
- edutainment, from education and entertainment
- Electrocutioner from electrocution and executioner
- Ænima from Enema and Anima
- faction, from fact and fiction
- Famicom, from Family Computer
- fandom, from fanatic and (king)-dom
- fanzine, from fan and magazine
- Frankenhooker, from Frankenstein and hooker
- frolf, from Frisbee and golf
- glitterati, from glitter and literati
- Jedward, John and Edward Grimes
- Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
- Kripkenstein, from Kripke and Wittgenstein
- lamprophrenia, from the Latin words lampron (bright) and phrenia (mind)
- literotica, from literature and erotica
- machinima, from machine and cinema
- mockumentary, from mock and documentary
- Muppet, from marionette and puppet
- newscast, from news and broadcast
- Nintendogs, from Nintendo and dogs
- Orgasmatron, from orgasm and -tron
- Pensieve, from pensive and sieve
- Pokémon, from Pocket Monsters (original Japanese title)
- Policenauts, from police and astronaut
- Pornograffitti, from pornography and graffiti
- prequiem, from preemptive and requiem
- religulous, from religion and ridiculous
- Revolusongs, from revolution and songs
- rockumentary, from rock and documentary
- rom-com, short form of romantic comedy
- scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
- Sharknado, from shark and tornado
- Sharktopus, from shark and octopus
- shockumentary, from shock and documentary
- showmance, from show business and romance
- sitcom, from situational and comedy (related(?): SITCOM as backronym, meaning 'Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage')
- slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches)
- smark, from smart and mark 
- soundscape, from sound and landscape
- SPAMasterpiece Theater, from SPAM and Masterpiece Theater
- Talkartoon, from talk and cartoon
- televangelist, from television and evangelist
- The Animatrix, from anime and The Matrix
- TomKat, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
- Waluigi, from Japanese warui (bad) and the name Luigi
- Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario
- Zootopia (or Zootropolis), from zoo and utopia (or metropolis)
Transport
- Ioniq, from ion and unique
- Jeepster, from Jeep and roadster
- moped, from motor and pedal
- motorcade, from motor and cavalcade
- motorcycle, from motorized and bicycle
- Onevia; from 180SX (front) and Silvia (rear), opposite of Sileighty
- Sileighty; from Silvia (front) and 180SX (rear) two Nissan sport coupes (that share parts that can be easily transferred from one to the other),
- Proudia, from proud and diamond
- taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
- Toppo, from top and the Japanese word noppo
- Venza, from venture and Monza
Cuisine
- alcopop, from alcohol and pop
- banana cue, from banana and barbecue
- broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
- brunch, from breakfast and lunch
- cheeseburger, from cheese and hamburger
- chork, from chopsticks and fork
- Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
- cronut, from croissant and doughnut
- flavorite, from flavor and favorite
- Frankenfood, from Frankenstein and food
- frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
- frogurt, from frozen and yogurt
- knork, from knife and fork
- mocktail, from mock and cocktail
- P'zone, from pizza and calzone (popularized by Pizza Hut)
- peacherine, from peach and nectarine
- peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
- pluot, from plum and apricot
- scotchka, from scotch and vodka
- spife, from spoon and knife
- sporf, from spoon, fork and knife
- spork, from spoon and fork
- tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
- tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
- tomacco, from tomato and tobacco
- trongs, from tri- and tongs
- turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
General
- Abenomics, from Shinzō Abe and economics
- affluenza, from affluence and influenza
- Amerind peoples, from American and Indian
- Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
- Ametrine, a gemstone composed of amethyst and citrine
- anacronym, from anachronism and acronym
- anecdata, from anecdote and data
- arcology, from architecture and ecology
- automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
- avionics, from aviation and electronics
- backronym, from backwards and acronym
- banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
- bankster, from banker and gangster
- beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
- bicurious, from bisexual and curious
- blaccent, from black and accent – used by non-blacks who try to sound black
- bleen, from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox)
- botel, from boat and hotel ( i.e. Boat Hotel in SEA )
- brainiac, from brain and maniac
- breathalyzer, from breath and analyzer
- Brexit, From Britain and exit (with regards to possibly leaving the EU)
- bromance, from brother and romance
- brony, from "bro" and pony – the fanbase for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- bullycide, from bullying and suicide
- camcorder, from camera and recorder
- carjack, from car and hijack
- celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
- chavtastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav')
- chillax, from chill and relax
- Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike).[1]
- Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais)
- chokebreaker, from chokeslam and backbreaker
- chortle, from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- Chrismukkah, from Christmas and Hanukkah (popularized by The O.C.)
- chuggers, from charity and muggers
- Chunnel, from (English) Channel and tunnel
- Clintonomics, from Bill Clinton and economics
- clopen set, from closed-open set
- coopetition, from cooperation and competition
- cremains, from cremate and remains
- cryptanalysis, from cryptogram and analysis
- cryptex, from cryptology and codex
- cyberdelic, from prefix cyber- and psychedelic
- Diamat, from Dialectical Materialism
- digerati, from digital and literati
- digipeater, from digital and repeater
- Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
- ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
- electrocute, from electric and execute
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- epigenetics, from epigenesis and genetics
- fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
- femdom, from female and dominance
- feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
- Fleshlight, from flashlight and flesh
- fluidram, from fluid and dram
- Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish)
- Forex, from foreign exchange
- fratire, from fraternity and satire
- Freakonomics, from freak and economics
- frenemy, from friend and enemy
- gamestorming, from games and brainstorming
- galumphing. from galloping and triumphant (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- gaydar, from gay and radar
- Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander[2]
- ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
- glamping, from glamour and camping
- greenwash, from green and whitewash
- grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
- guesstimate, from guess and estimate
- guitalele, from guitar and ukulele
- guyliner, from a guy and eyeliner, eyeliner for men
- hasbian, from has been and lesbian
- Homocaust, from homosexual and Holocaust
- hubot, from human and robot
- imagineering, from imagination and engineering
- incognegro, from incognito and negro
- irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
- jeggings, from jeans and leggings
- jorts, from jeans and shorts
- keytar, from keyboard and guitar
- kidult, from kid and adult
- lidar, from light and radar
- mafic, from magnesium and ferric
- manbag, from man and handbag
- mangina, from man and vagina[3]
- manosphere, from man and atmosphere
- manscaping, from man and landscaping
- mansplaining, from man and explaining
- mathlete, from math and athlete
- mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
- meld, from melt and weld
- Merkozy, from (Angela) Merkel and (Nicolas) Sarkozy
- metrosexual, from metropolitan and heterosexual
- mimsy, from miserable and flimsy (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- mizzle, from mist and drizzle
- mobisode, from mobile (phone) and episode
- mockney, from mock and Cockney
- moobs, from man and boobs
- motel, from motor and hotel
- murse, from man and purse, or alternatively, male and nurse
- napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
- neither, from not and either
- nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
- Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
- paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
- Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
- pegasister, from pegasus and sister
- pleather, from plastic and leather
- posistor, from positive and thermistor
- prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
- proteome, from proteins and genome
- protoflight, from prototype and flight (hardware)
- punny, from pun and funny
- radome, from radar and dome
- Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
- Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
- Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
- satisficing, from satisfy and suffice
- sexercise, from sex and exercise
- sexpert, from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice about sex and sexual matters)
- sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
- sexting, from sex and texting
- shart, from shit and fart
- shemale, from she and male
- simulcasting, from simultaneous and broadcasting
- skitching. from skating and hitching
- skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
- skyjack, from sky and hijack
- slanguage, from slang and language
- slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- smog, from smoke and fog
- snark, from snide and remark
- snatiation, from sneeze and satiation
- snice, from snow and ice
- snowmageddon, from snow and armageddon
- spange, from spare and change
- Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais)
- stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
- starchitect, from star and architect
- statite, from static and satellite
- staycation, from stay and vacation
- surfactant, from surface active agent
- swapportunity, from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap
- swaption, from swap and option
- Taglish, from Tagalog and English
- terrist, from Terra and terrorist
- Thanksgivukkah, from Thanksgiving Day and Hanukkah
- thermistor, from thermal and resistor
- threepeat, from three and repeat
- toonie, from two and loonie
- transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
- transistor, from transfer and resistor
- transponder, from transmitter and responder
- truggy, from pick-up truck and dune buggy
- urinalysis, from urine and analysis
- utilidor, from utilities and corridor
- valleyspeak, from San Fernando Valley and speaker
- vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
- vomitrocious, from vomit and atrocious
- workaholic, from work and alcoholic
- wuss, from wimp and pussy
- Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta
Internet and computing
- abend, from abnormal and end
- alphanumeric, from alphabetic and numeric
- ASCIIbetical, from ASCII and alphabetical
- balun, from balanced and unbalanced
- bit, from binary and digit
- blog, from web and log
- brogrammer, from bro and programmer[4]
- codec, from coder and decoder
- companding, from compressing and expanding
- Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
- datacasting, from data and broadcasting
- digerati, from digital and literati
- email, from electronic and mail
- emoticon, from emotion and icon
- favicon, from favourite and icon
- frecency, from frequency and recency
- freeware, from free and software
- Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
- hacktivism, from hack and activism
- Intellivision, from intelligent and television
- Jython, from Java and Python
- Kinect, from kinetic and connection
- knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
- Linux, from Linus and Unix
- listicle, from list and article
- malware, from malicious and software
- memex, from memory and index
- modem, from modulator and demodulator
- mozilla, from "mosaic killer" + godzilla
- mutex, from mutual and exclusion
- nanotech, from nano and technology
- netiquette, from Internet and etiquette
- netizen, from (Inter)net and citizen
- phablet, from phone and tablet
- pixel, from picture and element
- podcast, from iPod and broadcast
- qubit, from quantum and bit
- screenshot, from screen and snapshot
- SerDes, from serialize and deserialize
- shareware, from share and software
- Skype, from sky and peer-to-peer
- spamdexing, from spam and indexing
- sporgery, from spam and forgery
- sysadmin, from system and administrator
- sysop, from system and operator
- treap, from tree and heap
- upsert, from update and insert
- vlog, from video and blog
- voxel, from volume and pixel
- webcast, from World Wide Web and broadcast
- webinar, from World Wide Web and seminar
- webisode, from World Wide Web and episode
- Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
- Wintel, from Windows and Intel
Marketing
- advertainment, from advertising and entertainment
- advertorial, from advertising and editorial
- cineplex, from cinema and complex (building)
- confusopoly, from confusion and monopoly or oligopoly
- multiplex, from multiple and complex – this word has a different meaning in telecommunications
- telemarketing, from telephone and marketing
Organizations and companies
- Accenture, from accent and future (accent on the future)
- Adidas, from Adolf "Adi" Dassler
- Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston. Originally spelled "Alsthom", the h was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time)
- AmEx, from American Express
- Amstrad, from Alan Michael Sugar Trading
- Amtrak, from American and track
- Bakerloo line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
- CAPCOM, from capsule and communicator, the person at a NASA ground station responsible for maintaining voice communications with orbiting manned space capsules
- Carborundum, from carbon and corundum
- Citibank, from city and bank. The bank was formerly known as the First National City Bank of New York.
- Citigroup, from city and group
- Comcast, from communication and broadcast
- Compaq, from compatibility and quality
- ConDem, from Conservative and Democrats. A collective name for the 2010 UK coalition government between the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat Party
- CONMEBOL, from Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (Spanish for "South American Football Confederation")
- Copa, from compania and Panamena
- Creamsicle, from cream and popsicle
- Debian, from Ian Murdock and his wife Debra
- Digitas, from Digital and Veritas
- Edexcel, from educational and excellence
- FedEx, from the company's original name, Federal Express
- Fluidrive, from fluid and drive
- Fudgsicle, from fudge and popsicle
- Funimation, from fun and animation
- Garmin, from Gary Burrell and Min Kao
- Groupon, from group and coupon
- Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering
- Intel, from integrated and electronics
- Kmart, from S. S. Kresge and the word mart
- LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
- Lenovo, from legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new").
- Mattel, from Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler
- Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California
- Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid
- Medicare, from medicine/medical and care
- Microsoft, from microcomputer and software
- Mitel, from Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews and Lawnmowers after the company's original business plan
- NatWest, from National Westminister Bank
- Netflix, from internet and flicks (slang for movie)
- Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon
- Pinterest, from pin and interest
- Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri
- Prancercise, from prance and exercise
- Prevacid, from prevent and acid
- Sega, from Service Games
- Sony, from sonus (Latin for sound) and sonny (slang for youngster)
- Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami
- Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki through the merger of Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
- Travelocity, from travel and velocity
- Triscuit, from triple (three ingredients) and biscuit
- Ultrabook, from ultraportable and notebook
- Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
- Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
- Waitrose, from Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
- Walmart, from Sam Walton and the word mart
- Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
- WinCo, from Winning Company
- Yosicle, from yogurt and popsicle
- Yokomo, from Yokobori Model Shop (original name)
Places
- Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
- Ballico, from Ballintine Company
- Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
- Birome, from Bickham and James Cartwright, landowners
- BosWash, from Boston and Washington D.C.
- Brockton, from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton
- Calexico, from California and Mexico
- Calistoga, from California and Saratoga
- Canwood, from Canadian and woodlands
- Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
- Chindia, from China and India
- Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
- Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
- Czechoslovakia, from Czech and Slovakia
- Dalworthington Gardens a city in north Texas, from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.
- Delmarva, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Delran Township, from the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek
- Donora, from William Donner and Nora Mellon
- Dowisetrepla, from Downwind of the Sewage Treatment Plant (from How I Met Your Mother, a television Sitcom)
- Eurasia, from Europe and Asia
- Fairborn, from Fairfield and Osborn
- Glenbard, from Glen Ellyn and Lombard
- Harvey Cedars, from harvest and cedars
- Hillcrest, from Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest
- Hollansburg, from Hollaman and Harland, landowners
- Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
- Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
- Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
- Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
- Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
- Kentuckiana, from Kentucky and Indiana
- Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
- Mexicali, from Mexico and California
- Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
- Millux, from Miller & Lux Corp.
- MoCo, from Montgomery County, Maryland
- Monterey, from the Spanish words monte (mountain) and rey (king)
- Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
- NoMa, from North of Massachusetts Ave
- NOVA, from Northern Virginia
- NYLON, from New York City and London.
- Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong.
- Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
- Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
- Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
- Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
- SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
- SoHo, Hong Kong, South of Hollywood Road
- SoHo, Manhattan, from South of Houston Street
- Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
- Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
- Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana
- Tribeca, from Triangle Below Canal Street
- The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
- Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
- WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
- Westarctica, name of a micronation from West and Antarctica
- Willowick, from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
- Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks
Sciences
- botox, from botulism and toxin
- chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine
- cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
- hazmat, from hazardous and material
- Hydrolite, from hydro and literal
- Pellistor, from pellet and resistor
- Petrotrap, from petroleum and trap
- positron, from positive and electron
- redox, from reduction and oxidation
- stiction, from static and friction
- vitamin, from vital and mineral
- wavicle, from wave and particle
Sports and fitness
- BoxRec, from boxing and records
- Can-Am, from Canadian-American Challenge Cup
- Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
- Mobot, from Mo (Farah) and robot
- Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country
- Monzanapolis, from Monza and Indianapolis
- Paralympics, from parallel and Olympics
- streetball, from street and basketball
- Supercross, from Superbowl of Motocross
- Tae Bo, from taekwondo and boxing
- Trans-Am, from Trans-American Sedan Championship
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/when-is-a-pinarello-not-a-pinarello-when-it-is-a-chinarello/019438
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUDBgYodIE
- ↑ http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/mens-rights-activists-meninism-mra-feminism
- ↑ MacMillan, Douglas (1 March 2012). "The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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