Portmanteau word is a blend of words in which parts of multiple words are combined into a new word.
Portmanteau is an archaic word for suitcase, made from the French words for carry (porter) and cloak (manteau). As such, the word portmanteau is a portmanteau itself. 😃
Check out this ultimate list of Portmanteaus 👇
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Portmanteau |
|---|---|---|
| advertising | software | adware |
| animation | electronics | animatronics |
| aviation | electronics | avionics |
| biography | picture | biopic |
| biology | electronic | bionic |
| web | log | blog |
| brain | maniac | brainiac |
| brother | romance | bromance |
| breakfast | lunch | brunch |
| breath | analyzer | breathalyzer |
| British | exit | Brexit |
| cinema | complex | cineplex |
| clutch | grasp | clasp |
| costume | roleplay | cosplay |
| cybernetic | organism | cyborg |
| education | entertainment | edutainment |
| electric | execute | electrocute |
| electronic | ||
| emotion | icon | emoticon |
| favorite | icon | favicon |
| fourteen | night | fortnight |
| friend | enemy | frenemy |
| gigantic | enormous | ginormous |
| hungry | angry | hangry |
| hazardous | material | hazmat |
| helicopter | airport | heliport |
| information | commercial | infomercial |
| internal | communication | intercom |
| malicious | software | malware |
| man | explain | mansplain |
| medical | care | medicare |
| motor | hotel | motel |
| internet | citizen | netizen |
| internet | etiquette | netiquette |
| news | broadcast | newscast |
| iPod | broadcast | podcast |
| picture | element | pixel |
| monster | Pokémon | |
| romance | comedy | romcom |
| science | fiction | sci-fi |
| shop | alcoholi | shopaholic |
| situational | comedy | sitcom |
| smoke | fog | smog |
| snide | remark | snark |
| splash | spatter | splatter |
| spoon | fork | spork |
| stay | vacation | staycation |
| taximeter (tax) | cabriolet (carriage) | taxicab |
| web | seminar | webinar |
| wiki | encyclopedia | wikipedia |
Take a look at this amazing video on portmanteaus 👇
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