portmanteau word
portmanteau word [ pawrt-MAN-toh wurd, pohrt-; pawrt-man-TOH, pohrt- ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
a word formed by combining the meanings and sounds of two different words | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Brangelina is a portmanteau word formed by combining the name Angelina Jolie with that of her husband, Brad Pitt. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Smirting is a portmanteau word, formed by packing parts of two words together to create another, combining the sense of each. |
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