NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of portmanteaus

These words are formed by combining two other words, in the English language. Most portmanteau words take the prefix of one word and use the suffix of the other forming a prefix and suffix-like wording. That kind of setup sometimes causes derivative meanings for the prefixes and suffixes. But in some cases, the prefix from both words can be used (e.g. modem). Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Derived from public domain images featured at: http://commons. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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terms that apply to multiple sections although this list is crumbling down into separate articles as per expansion.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

General, A to M

ad infinauseam from ad infinitum and ad nauseam
administrivia from administration and trivia
affluenza from affluence and influenza
anacronym from anachronism and acronym
analrapist from analyst and therapist - in Arrested Development, Tobias Funke puts this on his business card
anecdata from anecdote and data - anecdotal evidence
animatronics from animation and electronics
arcology from architecture and ecology
artivist from art and activist - those who attempt to push political agendas by means of art
automagically from automatically and magic
avionics from aviation and electronics
backronym from back and acronym
banoffee from banana and toffee - a dessert made from banana and toffee
biodiversity from biology and diversity
bionic from biology and electronic
blaxploitation from black and exploitation
blaccent from black and accent - referring to intonations and accents characteristic of black people
bleen from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox)
bacne from back and acne
blorph from blend and morph - a visual effects technique (coined by Ken Ralston/ Sony Pictures Imageworks)
bodacious from [[bold] and audacious - remarkable; prodigious
boxercise from boxing and exercise
broast perhaps from broil and roast - a word commonly encountered at restaurants in Saudi Arabia
brownload from brown and download - a term for defecation in our digital age
brunch from breakfast and lunch
buffeteria from buffet and cafeteria
cafetorium from cafeteria and auditorium - a room, usually in a school, used for both purposes; see also auditeria, gymnatorium
camcorder from camera and recorder
caplet from capsule and tablet
carboloy from carbon and alloy
chillaxing from chilling (out) and relaxing
Chunnel from Channel and tunnel
clamato from clam and tomato - a bottled juice blend of clam and tomato
complastered from completely and plastered
cocacolonization from Coca-Cola and colonization
confuzzled from confused and puzzled
contrail from condensation and trail
cosmeceutical from cosmetic and pharmaceutical - cosmetic products claiming to have medicinal-like effects
craptacular from crappy and spectacular
craptastic from crappy and fantastic
cremains from cremation and remains
crunk from crazy and drunk
cryptex from cryptology and codex
cyborg from cybernetic and organism - variably, a bionic human or a hybrid biological/synthetic being
deagle a contraction of Desert Eagle
digipeater from Digital and Repeater
discothèque from disc and bibliothèque
docudrama from documentary and drama
dramastic from dramatic and drastic
ebonics from ebony and phonics
ecopreneur from ecological and entrepreneur
ecoteur from ecological and saboteur
edutainment from education and entertainment
electrocution from electricity and execution
entreprenegro from entrepreneur and negro - term popularized by Method Man in the film "How High" when describing himself to the Dean of Harvard University during an admissions interview
faction from fact and fiction
fantabulous from fantastic and fabulous
feminazi from feminist and Nazi
fanzine from fan and magazine
folkestral from folk music and orchestral
folksonomy from folk and taxonomy
foon from fork and spoon (see also spork, below)
FORTRAN from Formula and Translator
fratmosphere from fraternity and atmosphere
ginormous from gigantic and enormous
glassphalt from glass and asphalt - an innovative modification of asphalt mixed with glass
gnarsane from gnarly and insane
googillion from googol and million
grue from green and blue (see bleen, above)
guesstimate from guess and estimate
ghettro from ghetto and retro
gunt from gut and cunt
gymnatorium from gymnasium and auditorium - a room, usually in a school, used for both purposes; see also auditeria, cafetorium
hasbian from has-been and lesbian
iclue from idea and clue
ignoranus from ignoramus and anus (or asshole) - a person who is both stupid and outspoken
insannabis from insane or insanity and cannabis
instench from incense and stench
infomercial from information and commercial
infotainment from information and entertainment
irregardless from irrespective and regardless - generally considered inappropriate in formal use and as being self-contradictory
Japanimation from Japan and animation - widely considered an outdated term, replaced by anime
jazzercise from jazz and exercise
jorts from jeans and shorts
keytar from keyboard and guitar
knork from knife and fork - a fork with an outer tine sharpened slightly to enhance the cutting ability of the tine
lexiconnoisseur from lexicon and connoisseur. Coined by Jerry Holkins of Penny-Arcade.
–lish or –ish used as a suffix to form many frankenwords meaning foreign varieties of English such as Spanglish, see Portmanteaus for language mixtures below
linner from lunch and dinner--That time between roughly 2:30 and 4:45 or 5:00 PM when a meal consumed is too late to be strictly considered "lunch" and too early for "dinner," hence "linner." Rarely used in the same context is "dunch," perhaps because it sounds inordinately like "dunce"
lupper from lunch and supper
mangina from man and vagina
manorexic from man and anorexic - describing a man who is thin to the point of looking anorexic
manscaping from man and landscaping - a term to describe male body hair removal
manssiere from man and brassiere - a bra designed for and worn by a man (coined on a Seinfeld episode)
mantastic from man and fantastic
McJob from McDonalds and job
McMansion from McDonalds and mansion - refers to large ostentatious houses built very quickly, frequently very near one another and on small tracts of land; commonly associated with Internet millionaires in pursuit of oneupmanship
mechatronics from mechanics and electronics
mediotacular from mediocre and spectacular - describes something exceptionally unremarkable
meld from melt and weld
metrosexual most commonly from metropolitan and homosexual. Some argue the etymology can be attributed to Greek mētēr = 'mother' (or effeminate)
mimbo from male and bimbo (coined on a Seinfeld episode)
mingy from mean and stingy
misunderestimate from misunderstand and underestimate, famously coined by George W. Bush
mobisode from mobile (phone) and episode
mockney from mock and Cockney
moobs from man and boobs
moped from motor and pedal
motel from motor and hotel
muppet from marionette and puppet
mutagen from mutation and Gk. genesis - origin, creation, generation

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The Fantastic is a literary genre of writing or art which intrudes fantasy elements into a story (or picture) that is basically representational or real-feeling. ... Fabolous (born John Jackson on November 18, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York) is a mixed African-American and Dominican pop-rapper from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single I Cant Deny It from 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Music Music The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Folksonomy, a portmanteau word combining folk and taxonomy, refers to the collaborative but unsophisticated way in which information is being categorized on the web. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... 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Odor receptors on the antennae of a Luna moth An odor is the object of perception of the sense of olfaction. ... Infomercials are television commercials that run as long as a typical television program (roughly thirty minutes or an hour). ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... A television commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ... Infotainment or soft news, refers to a general type of news media broadcast program which either provides a combination of current events news and entertainment programming, or an entertainment program structured in a news format. ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... Still from the movie Ghost in the Shell (1995) This article is about Japanese animation. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (ã‚¢ãƒ‹ãƒ¡) is a style of cartoon animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background stylings that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. ... Jazzercise is a fitness program that combines elements of jazz dance into aerobic exercise. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... (for options, see option exercise) U.S. marine emerges from the water upon completing the swimming portion of the triathlon. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers made from denim. ... 1970s satin track shorts Catherine Bach popularised Daisy Dukes by wearing very short cut-off denim pants in The Dukes of Hazzard Hot pants with dark tights and knee-length boots Shorts are a garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area and the upper part of... A Yamaha SHS-10 keytar Keytar is the name given to a musical keyboard synthesizer fashioned in the shape of a guitar. ... The layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... The Knork (pronounced nork) is a utensil which, like the infamous spork, combines two of the three most common eating utensils into a single unit. ... Traditional Finnish puukko knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting. ... A fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines (usually two to four) on one end. ... A lexicon is usually a list of words together with additional word-specific information, i. ... A connoisseur (Fr. ... Jerry Holkins Keith Gerald Jerry Holkins is the writer of the popular webcomic Penny Arcade. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ... Suffix has meanings in linguistics, nomenclature and computer science. ... Portmanteau has two meanings. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Spanglish, a portmanteau of the words Spanish and English, is a name used to refer to a range of language-contact phenomena, primarily in the speech of the Hispanic population of the United States, which is exposed to both Spanish and English. ... This is a partial list of portmanteaus or blends These words are formed by combining two other words, in the English language. ... Lunch is a meal that is taken at noon or in the early afternoon. ... Dinner is a term with several meanings. ... Lunch is a meal that is taken at noon or in the early afternoon. ... Supper is the evening meal - ordinarily the last meal of the day. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Anorexia (deriving from the Greek word ανορεξία = without appetite (αν = without + όρεξη = appetite)) is the medical name for loss of appetite. ... Manscaping is a term that was brought into American homes in 2004 by Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; shorthand for landscaping the male body by shaving, trimming, waxing, or brushing the body hair. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Landscaping can refer to more than one subject: Real estate on large scale, see Landscape architecture Gardening on a large or small scale, see Landscape gardening Artwork, see Landscape painting Maintenance, see Landscape maintenance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... A woman wearing a brassiere. ... Bra has several meanings: Short for brassiere, an undergarment. ... Seinfeld is an American television sitcom set in New York City that ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... The Fantastic is a literary genre of writing or art which intrudes fantasy elements into a story (or picture) that is basically representational or real-feeling. ... McJob is slang for a low-pay, low-prestige job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... Job or Jobs has the following meanings: Biblically, Job refers to: The Book of Job (sometimes misspelled Jobe), part of Christianitys Old Testament, also incorporated into the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). ... A typical McMansion: a cartoonish exaggeration full of historical references and excess. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. 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This naval battle was one of the sets for Elkanah Settles Empress of Morocco (1673) at the theatre in Dorset Garden. ... Physics In physics, melting is the process of heating a solid substance to a point (called melting point) where it turns liquid. ... Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. ... Metrosexual (along with the concept, metrosexuality) is a term coined in 1994 in an article in the The Independent by British journalist Mark Simpson, shortly after the publication of his book about contemporary masculine identity In his seminal essay, Simpson described the effect of consumerism and media proliferation, particularly the... When the word metropolitan (from the Greek metera = mother and polis = town) is used as an adjective, as in metropolitan bishop, metropolitan France, or metropolitan area it can mean: of or characteristic of a metropolis; see also metropolitan area, Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Railway of or belonging to the home territories... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... Look up mother in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Effeminacy is character trait of a male showing femininity, unmanliness, womanliness, weakness, softness and/or a delicacy, which contradicts traditional masculine, male gender roles. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... A bimbo is a term that emerged in the English language in the late 20th century as a popular term for a stupid and pliable woman. ... Seinfeld is an American television sitcom set in New York City that ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ... In statistics, mean has two related meanings: the average in ordinary English, which is more correctly called the arithmetic mean, to distinguish it from geometric mean or harmonic mean. ... Stingy Stingy is a fistional character from Lazy town. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... Mobisode is a media industry term for a broadcast television episode specially made for viewing on a mobile telephone screen and usually of short duration. ... TV Show Reference Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A Cockney, in the loosest sense of the word, is a working-class inhabitant of the East End of London. ... Gynecomastia (American English) or gynaecomastia (British English) is the development of abnormally large breasts on men. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... // Sexual slang is any slang term which makes reference to sex, the sexual organs, or matters closely related to them. ... A picture of several mopeds from a ride sponsored by the Moped Army. ... A motor is a device that converts energy into mechanical power, and is often synonymous with engine. ... The word pedal comes from the Latin (Pes, Pedis) and relates to the foot. ... The word motel originates from the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, first built in 1925 by Arthur Heinman. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ... Marionette in Prague A marionette is a type of puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show. ... A puppet is any controlled character, whether formed by a shadow, strings, by the use of a glove, by direct mechanical contrivance (for example a cable-controlled figure for film or TV) or electronic guidance (such as a radio or infrared remote controller). ... In biology, a mutagen (Latin, literally origin of change) is an agent that changes the genetic information (usually DNA) of an organism and thus increases the number of mutations above the natural background level. ... In biology, mutations are changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA). ... 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General, N to Z

necessory from necessity and accessory
nonebrity from nonentity and celebrity - a person with no talent or importance who has somehow become famous, such as a Big Brother contestant, or Paris Hilton
nutraceutical from nutritional and pharmaceutical - foods thought to have a beneficial effect on human health
occulture from occult and culture
pedoriffic from pedophile and terrific - usually used to describe an attractive girl who is below the legal age of sexual consent
peelief from peeing and relief
petrochemical from petroleum and chemical. Because the crucial root -oleum has been removed, this word is a portmanteau.
phoneme from phonetics and scheme - a way to distinguish sounds of symbols
Pictionary from picture and dictionary - the brand name of a popular board game distributed by Hasbro Inc.
pimperific from "pimp" and "terrific"
pluot from plum and apricot
pomato from potato and tomato
pomosexual from postmodern and sexual
posistor from positive and thermistor
procrasturbate from procrastinate and masturbate - usually means "to delay simply because it feels good". From the broader definitions of masturbatory as simply "pleasurable", or sometimes "excessively self-involved".
RamaHanuKwanzMas from Ramadan, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas - a pejorative term for the politically correct tendency to turn Christmas into an all-encompassing multicultural holiday
ramipurcussion from ramification and repurcussion
retarculous from retarded and ridiculous - something which is retarded and ridiculous, from comic toothpastefordinner.com
ridonkulous from ridiculous and donkey (or ass) - something that is so ridiculous that whatever caused it to be can be considered asinine (or an ass)
rockabilly from rock and roll and hillbilly - refers to both the aesthetic and musical style of an artist that borrows from both genres
Rolodex from rolling and index - the trademarked name of a popular office organizer
scanlation from scan (as in a image scanning) and translation
screenager from screen (as in a computer monitor) and teenager
severious (adj. severiously) from 'severe' and 'serious,' especially in a situation that could potentially be described as both
sexcellent from sex and excellent
sexercise from sex and exercise
sexile from sex and exile
sexpat from sex tourist and expat
sexpert from sex and expert
sexploitation from sex and exploitation
sexretary from sex and secretary
sitcom from situational and comedy - a popular genre of television programming involving characters placed in comedic situations
shemale from she and male (rhymes with "female")
simulcast from simultaneous and broadcast
silastic combination silicone and plastic
skort from skirt and short (as in short pants)
smog from smoke and fog
sporgle from sport and single
spork from spoon and fork
sufficial from sufficient and official
sportscast from sports and broadcast
swelligant from swell and elegant, coined by Cole Porter
Sunfire from Sunbird and Firebird - a nameplate pun used for the mid-90s redesign of the Pontiac Sunbird
swaption from swap and option
swurgle from swirl and wurgle refers to wurgling caused by swirling
tangelo from tangerine and pomelo
teensploitation from teen and exploitation
Texican from Texan and Mexican
thermistor from thermal and resistor
threatmantic from "threatening" and "romantic", seen in "The Fairly OddParents" - used to describe a letter
threequel from three and sequel; the third in a series, a sequel to a sequel
tiratini from tiramisù and martini
toonie from two and loonie
tomacco from tomato and tobacco - fictional vegetable from The Simpsons
toxious from toxic and noxious
triticale from triticum and secale (Latin for wheat and rye), strictly, the name for a hybrid of the two grains but may be considered neither a genus nor a species name, since the hybrid is not self-reproducing.
truggy from truck and buggy - a buggy-like truck made for off-road racing
trustafarian from trust fund and rastafarian; used generally to disparage young shiftless people who espouse hippy ideals yet enjoy the benefits of inherited wealth.
twigloo from twig and igloo
twotino from 2:1 and plutino
twunt from twatting and cunt
urinalysis from urine and analysis; a urine test
vanbulance from van and ambulance
vorocious from voracious and ferocious
vingle from video and single
vurp from vomit and burp
waabulance from waa(as in the sound one makes when crying or whining) and ambulance. Usually in the pharse "Do you want me to call the waambulance?" in response to a whine.
wimpassitude from wimp and lassitude - a morbid or pernicious lack of resolve
wonderosity from wonder and curiosity - following one's sense of curiosity in a direction that leads to wonder or awe
woon from wooden and spoon - flat wooden things for eating ice cream

In criminal law, necessity is a possible excuse for breaking the law. ... The word Accessory can refer to: A legal term for a person who assists a criminal but is not present at the crime; A band consisting of Dirk Steyer and Ivo Lottig; A Fashion accessory, i. ... For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (film). ... Big Brother may refer to: Big Brother (1984), a character from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four Authoritarianism, referred to as Big Brother, any omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government, a concept from the above novel. ... Nutraceutical is a combination of nutritional and pharmaceutical and refers to foods thought to have a beneficial effect on human health. ... Nutrition is interpreted as the study of the organic process by which an organism assimilates and uses food and liquids for normal functioning, growth and maintenance and to maintain the balance between health and disease. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... Occulture is a portmanteau of the words occult and culture and is typically used to describe the many overlapping subcultures made up of those who study the occult, alternative religion, magick, consciousness exploration and Fortean phenomena, and the paranormal. ... The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Pedophilia (American English) or paedophilia / pædophilia (British English), from the Greek παιδοφιλια (paidophilia) < παις (pais) boy, child and φιλια (philia) friendship, (ICD-10 F65. ... The slang term jailbait is used to refer to a younger person (usually a female) that dresses or acts in a sexually provocative way. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In the art of sculpture, a relief is an artwork where a modelled form projects out of a flat background. ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra â€“ rock and elaion â€“ oil or Latin oleum â€“ oil ), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold or Texas Tea, is a thick liquid that varies in colour, from a bright orange hue to a pitch dark black. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... In human language, a phoneme is a set of phones (speech sounds or sign elements) that are cognitively equivalent. ... Phonetics (from the Greek word Ï†Ï‰Î½Î®, phone = sound/voice) is the study of sounds (voice). ... A scheme is a plan or a system of related parts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Hasbro logo uses a smile to indicate the carefree nature of its products. ... A pluot (plÃ¼-ot) is a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Prunus armeniaca L. The Apricot (Prunus armeniaca, syn. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. ... A combination of pomo- (shorthand for postmodern), and -sexual (suggesting a sexual preference or orientation), the term itself is oxymoronic since it is descriptive of persons who do not identify with any specific classification of sexuality, and is used in reference to oneself as a protest against such labels. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century... Look up Sex on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A sex is one of two specimen categories of species that recombine their genetic material in order to reproduce, a process called genetic recombination. ... In common usage positive is sometimes used in affirmation, as a synonym for yes or to express certainty. Look up Positive on Wiktionary, the free dictionary In mathematics, a number is called positive if it is bigger than zero. ... A thermistor is a type of resistor used to measure temperature changes, relying on the change in its resistance with changing temperature. ... Procrastination is the deferment or putting-off of an action or task, usually by focusing on some other distraction (compare temporisation). ... Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ... Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: Ø±Ù…Ø¶Ø§Ù†) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the holiest month in Islam. ... Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Dedication, is an eight day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which generally is in December, or sometimes, late November. ... A woman lights kinara candles on a table decorated with the symbols of Kwanzaa. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... In mathematics, ramification is a geometric term used for branching out, in the way that the square root function, for complex numbers, can be seen to have two branches differing in sign. ... Mental retardation (abbreviated as MR), is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal intellectual capacity as an adult. ... Ridiculous is a 1995 album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). ... Ass has several meanings: In zoology, an ass was the original word for donkey. ... see donkey; Asinine may also be used in refrence to a person or action that shows complacently or is inanely foolish. ... Rockabilly is the earliest form of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Hillbilly is a term for people who dwell in remote, rural, mountainous areas. ... Aesthetics (or esthetics) (from the Greek word αισθητική) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty. ... Categories: Office equipment | Stub ... Rolling is a fabricating process in which the metal, plastic, paper, glass, etc. ... Look up Index in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Index can be defined as: an ordered list, plural indexes a number or variable, plural indices. ... A trademark (Commonwealth English: trade mark) is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses. ... Scanlation, sometimes referred to as scanslation, is a term used for manga which has been scanned and translated by fans from its native language (usually Japanese or Korean) to another language, commonly English, French or Spanish. ... The terms scan and scanning have several meanings: The term scan has the following meanings: To examine sequentially, part by part. ... Image scanning is the action or process of producing images from text documents, photographic film, photographic paper or other physical objects. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language â€” the source text â€” and the production, in another language, of a new, equivalent text â€” the target text, or translation. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The term screen has a number of meanings: A window screen is a wire mesh that covers a window opening to keep out insects even when the window is open. ... A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions - a program. ... The word monitor is a Latin term for warner or suggester, and now has several different meanings depending on context. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... Sexercises are exercises done during foreplay and/or sex to tone, build, and strengthen muscles. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... (for options, see option exercise) U.S. marine emerges from the water upon completing the swimming portion of the triathlon. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... EXILE is a 6-member Japanese pop music band. ... Sexpat is a (derogatory) term for sex tourists, foreigners that go to a country primarily to engage in prostitution. ... Sex tourism is tourism, partially or fully for the purpose of having sex, often with prostitutes. ... Expat has multiple meanings: A shortened version of the term Expatriate An important XML parser This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A corruption of the words Sexologist and Expert. Usually this tag only applies to those doctors of sexology who are in the public arenas of television or radio. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... An expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of knowledge, technique, or skill whose judgment is accorded authority and status by the public or their peers. ... Sexploitation is a term that was first used in the 1940s which describes media that is merely an excuse to purvey sex. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... The term exploitation may carry two distinct meanings: The act of utilizing something for any purpose. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about biological sexes â€” male, female, etc. ... A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International , the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... A genre is a division of a particular form of art according to criteria particular to that form. ... Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... SHE may refer to; S.H.E a Taiwanese girl band Standard Hydrogen Electrode, see redox SHE, a British alternative blues band This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Simultaneity is the property of two events happening at the same time. ... The word broadcast can refer to: Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals. ... Silastic (a portmanteau of silicone and plastic) is a flexible inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, heart valves and breast implants. ... Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic polymers consisting of a silicon-oxygen backbone (...-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-...) with side groups attached to the silicon atoms. ... Plastic is a term that covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... A skirt is a traditionally feminine tube- or cone-shaped garment which is worn from the waist and covers the legs. ... Look up Pants in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pants are clothing for the body below the waist, a must for modesty regardless of gender; the term is an abbreviation of pantaloons, a puzzling plurale tantum as it comes from the French pantalon, stemming via the buffoonish commedia dellarte-character... Victorian London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ... Smoke from a wildfire Smoke is a suspension in air (aerosol) of small particles resulting from incomplete combustion of a fuel. ... Sunlight filters through a thin layer of fog on a crisp winter morning in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Children playing football (soccer). ... Look up single in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Van Brode Milling Company [1970] spork trademark application drawing. ... A common silver spoon A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, somewhat like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms. ... A fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines (usually two to four) on one end. ... In logic, the words necessary and sufficient describe relations that hold between propositions or states of affairs, if one is conditional on the other. ... An official (from the Latin Officialis, person â€“ or object â€“ related to an officium, see that article) is, in the primary sense, someone who holds an office (i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A swell, in the context of an ocean, is a formation of long wavelength waves in the surface of the sea. ... Elegance is the attribute of being tastefully designed or decorated, with focus on basic features. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 â€“ October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Pontiac Sunfire The Pontiac Sunfire is a compact car made by Pontiac. ... There have been two different vehicles bearing the name Pontiac Sunbird. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nameplate from 6201 Princess Elizabeth A nameplate is a plate attached to a locomotive carrying a name. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ... There have been two different vehicles bearing the name Pontiac Sunbird. ... Swap can refer generically to the exchanging of one thing for another. ... In finance, an option is a contract whereby one party (the holder or buyer) has the right but not the obligation to exercise a feature of the contract (the option) on or before a future date (the exercise date or expiry). ... Swirl were a Sydney, Australia-based indie rock band. ... Tangelo segments. ... Binomial name Citrus reticulata Blanco The Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) is an orange or red colored citrus fruit, a type of mandarin orange. ... Binomial name Citrus maxima Merr. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Official language(s) None. ... A thermistor is a type of resistor used to measure temperature changes, relying on the change in its resistance with changing temperature. ... This article is about the atmospheric phenomenon. ... Resistor symbols (US and Japan) Resistor symbols (Europe) A pack of resistors A resistor is a two-terminal electrical or electronic component that resists an electric current by producing a voltage drop between its terminals in accordance with Ohms law. ... Romantic and romanticism have a number of uses: Titles: Romantic (song) by Karyn White. ... The Fairly OddParents is a popular American animated television series created by Butch Hartman and first aired on March 30, 2001. ... Look up Letter on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A letter is a written message from one party to another. ... For the numeral, see 3 (number). ... A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... TiramisÃ¹ is an Italian dessert typically made from Lady Fingers, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, marsala wine, and cocoa. ... See: Martini cocktail - a popular cocktail. ... Toonie is the unofficial name for Canadas two-dollar coin; it is a portmanteau word combining the number two with the name of the loonie, Canadas one-dollar coin. ... See also loony (short for lunatic), which is sometimes spelled loonie. Loonie is the unofficial but commonly-used name for Canadas gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin. ... Bart eating tomaccos A tomacco is originally a fictional hybrid fruit that is half tomato and half tobacco, from the 1999 episode E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) of The Simpsons; the method used to create the tomacco in the episode is fictional. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America, or to the dried and cured leaves of such plants. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Vegetables in a market Vegie garden Venn diagram representing the relationship between fruits and vegetables For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. ... Toxic redirects here, but this is also the name of a song by Britney Spears; see Toxic (song) Look up toxic and toxicity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Triticale Triticale (X Triticosecale) is an artificial hybrid of rye and wheat first bred in laboratories during the late 19th century, but only recently developed into a viable crop. ... Species T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Binomial name Secale cereale M.Bieb. ... A truggy or truggie is a specialized off-road vehicle. ... Buggy can refer to various types of carts: Buggy is a common name for the Sweepstakes Races, much like a sandhill derby, practiced at Carnegie Mellon University. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other meanings, see Truck (disambiguation). ... In offroad racing, various classes of specially modified vehicles, including cars, compete in races through off-road environments. ... In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship in which a person or entity (the trustee) has legal control over certain property (the trust property or trust corpus), but is bound by a fiduciary duty to exercise that legal control for the benefit of someone else (the beneficiary... Rasta hairstyle Rastafarianism is a religious movement that believes in the divinity of ex Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie. ... A twig is a small terminal branch section that bears leaves, buds and usually the flowers and fruit of plants. ... Igloo An igloo (Inuktitut iglu / áƒá’¡á“—, house), translated sometimes as snowhouse, is a shelter constructed from blocks of snow, generally in the form of a dome. ... While a Plutino completes 2 orbits around the Sun in the time it takes Neptune to complete 3 orbits, a Twotino makes 1 orbit around the Sun in the time it takes Neptune to complete 2 orbits. ... In astronomy, a plutino is a trans-Neptunian object that has a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune. ... Look up twat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cunt is an English slang word that refers to the human female genitals. ... A urinalysis (or UA) is an array of tests performed on urine and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. ... Urine is liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and is produced by the process of filtration. ... Look up Analysis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An analysis is a critical evaluation, usually made by breaking a subject (either material or intellectual) down into its constituent parts, then describing the parts and their relationship to the whole. ... Van can mean: Van, a road vehicle. ... An ambulance is a vehicle designated for the transport of sick or injured people. ... A vingle is a portmanteau of video and single. ... Look up Video in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Video is the technology of capturing, recording, processing, transmitting, and reconstructing moving pictures, typically using celluloid film, electronic signals, or digital media. ... Look up single in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth. ... BURP, Big Ugly Rendering Project, is one of the newest projects for the ever popular BOINC. BURP is set to become a huge graphics rendering farm. It will work as a publically distributed system for 3D rendering. ... This article is about the hypothetical class of particles. ... See: The Seven Wonders of the World The television series Small Wonder. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... A common silver spoon A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, somewhat like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ...

Computing and technology

Main article: List of computer and technology puns

adware from advertising and software alphanumeric from alphabetic and numeric apronym from apropos and acronym ARPANET from ARPA and network ASCIIbetical from ASCII and alphabetical automagic(al) from automatic and magic(al) balun from balanced and unbalanced, a device used to conenct a balanced line to an unbalanced one. ...

Marketing and Television

advertainment from advertising and entertainment
advertorial from advertising and editorial
Amway from American and way
biopic from biographical and picture
cineplex from cinema and complex
docudrama from documentary and drama
docusoap from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama)
dramality from dramatic and reality (television)
dramedy from dramatic and comedy (television)
edutainment from education and entertainment
exertainment from exercise and entertainment
faction from fact and fiction (note that faction has other meanings as well)
fraudience from fraud and audience
infoganda from infomercial and propaganda
infomercial from information and commercial
infotainment from information and entertainment
limon from lime and lemon; a commercial construction to promote the soft drink Sprite
machinima from machine and cinema, or machine and animation
marketecture from marketing and architecture
multiplex from multiple and cineplex (note that this word has a different meaning in telecommunications)
narrowcasting from narrow and broadcasting - where content is sent to individual nodes, rather than to a media network as a whole
netribution from [net]] and distribution
prosumer from professional and consumer - products at a quality between 'professional' products and 'consumer' products; typically marketed as such
telethon from television (or, arguably, telephone) and marathon
televangelist from television and evangelist
traumedy from trauma and comedy - similar to "dramedy"

Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... An advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective opinion editorial, and presented in a printed publication â€”usually designed to look like a legitimately and independent news story. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... Amway is a multi-level marketing company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. ... Way is another word for: Road Tao, an Asian philosophical and religious principle This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Sir Thomas Malory wrote the most famous fictional biography of the Middle Ages with Le Morte dArthur about the life of King Arthur. ... For images in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Images. ... Cineplex Odeon Cinemas was one of North Americas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. ... A Docudrama or Docu-Drama is a type of work (usually a movie or television show) that combines elements of Documentary and Drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing set pieces to take dramatic liberty with events. ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Ambiguity Dramatic can be : Dramatic, or full of drama. ... Reality in everyday usage means everything that exists. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... Ambiguity Dramatic can be : Dramatic, or full of drama. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Edutainment is a recently coined term, a portmanteau, that expresses the union between education and entertainment in a television program, game or website. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... It has been suggested that Exergaming be merged into this article or section. ... (for options, see option exercise) U.S. marine emerges from the water upon completing the swimming portion of the triathlon. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... In literature, a faction is a neologism used to describe a novel based on real historical figures and actual events, woven together with fictional writing. ... Look up Fact in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A Fact is any of the following: Something actual as opposed to invented. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A faction is a group of people connected by a shared belief or opinion within a larger group. ... The term fraudience is a portmanteau derived from the terms fraud and audience. ... An audience is a group of people who participate in and experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ... Infoganda is a term describing a dramatic or literary work that contains both elements of an infomercial and propaganda. ... Infomercials are television commercials that run as long as a typical television program (roughly thirty minutes or an hour). ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... Infomercials are television commercials that run as long as a typical television program (roughly thirty minutes or an hour). ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Infotainment or soft news, refers to a general type of news media broadcast program which either provides a combination of current events news and entertainment programming, or an entertainment program structured in a news format. ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... Lime is actually an ambiguous term in the context of fruit, referring to a number of different citruses with typically round, green to yellow fruits, 3-6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour pulp, and frequently associated with the lemon. ... Binomial name Citrus Ã— limon (L.) Burm. ... Sprite and Sprite Zero cans from Argentina Sprite in 20 oz PET bottles Sprite is a clear, lemon-lime-flavored, non-caffeinated soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. ... A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs Blue. ... Wind turbines A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ... Wind turbines A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... This term is used to characterize a software architecture that is overhyped for marketing purposes as well as a legitimate marketing view on a systems overall architecture. ... It has been suggested that Product marketing be merged into this article or section. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Table of architecture, Cyclopaedia, 1728 The following article focuses on built environment, the architecture of spaces designed for human habitation. ... Multiplex may mean: Multiplex (comics), a DC Comics character. ... Multiple is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cineplex Odeon Cinemas was one of North Americas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. ... Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ... Narrowcasting has traditionally been understood as the dissemination of information (usually by radio or television) to a narrow audience, not to the general public. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Node may mean: Node (botany), the place on a plant stem where a leaf is attached Node (physics), a spatial locus along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude Node (networking), a device connected to a network, such as a computer or router Node (computer science), a basic... Netribution [1] - a Portmanteau of net and distribution - was launched in 1999 as a free resource and magazine for European filmmakers and went on to become one of the largest and most popular free film industry services up until its closure in 2002 [2]. Founded by students at University of... Look up distribution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Prosumer refers to one of two possible portmanteaus formed by contracting either the word producer or professional with the word consumer. ... A professional does an activity to receive payment for an act (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Consumers are individuals or households that consume goods and services generated within the economy. ... The 2005 Telethon on Seven Perth. ... The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... Marathon has multiple meanings Marathon (sport), an athletic event Marathon, Greece (and the Battle of Marathon), after which the sport was named Other places with the name in the United States Marathon (village), New York Marathon (town), New York Marathon, Texas Marathon, Florida Marathon, Ontario in Canada Until 1990, the... In the USA, a televangelist (television evangelist) is a religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his (or her) ministry to TV broadcasts to a regular viewing and listening audience. ... Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ... Trauma can represent: Physical trauma, an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ...

Social Sciences

(Includes Politics, Economics, Geography and Law)

Arklatex from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
Benelux from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
Boshington from Boston and Washington (see also BosWash and Bosnywash)
Calexico from California and Mexico - a U.S. border town; also the name of a music group
ChiPitts from Chicago and Pittsburgh
Clintonomics from Clinton and economics
Delmarva Peninsula from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia (postal abbreviation VA) - the name of the peninsula where portions of all three of these U.S. states are located
Enronomics from Enron and economics
Feminazi from Feminist and Nazi - a negative slang used by Rush Limbaugh
Gerrymander from Gerry and salamander
Hongcouver from Hong Kong and Vancouver - a negative slang for Vancouver, BC due to a high asian population there. It caught on in Canadian culture
Kentuckiana from Kentucky and Indiana - an informal name for that region composed of Southern Indiana (especially New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville) and Metro Louisville
Mexamericanada from Mexico, America, and Canada
Mexicali from Mexico and California - a Mexican border town
Mexifornia from Mexico and California
Michiana from Michigan and Indiana - an informal name for that region composed of two states
Odditorium from odd and auditorium - a museum that displays exhibits beyond realistic imagination
Oxbridge from Oxford and Cambridge
Pakistan from Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan, plus the suffix -i-stan - the name of the South Asian Islamic state to distinguish itself from India
Pennsyltucky from Pennsylvania and Kentucky - the area of Pennslyvania in the north and center of the state which is neither Philadelphia nor Pittsburgh (and their respective suburbs). These areas tend to vote Republican (like Kentucky), while the urban and suburban areas tend to vote Democrat
Reaganomics from Reagan and economics
Republicrat (or Demopublican or Demican) from Republican and Democrat (or vice versa)
Rogernomics from Roger and economics
Rubinomics from Rubin and economics
Ruthanasia from Ruth and euthanasia
Seatac from Seattle and Tacoma - A U.S. city located between Seattle and Tacoma, and home of Sea-Tac International Airport
stagflation from stagnation and inflation
Talsinki from Tallinn and Helsinki
Tanzania from Tanganyika, Zanzibar and the suffix -ia - the name of the new country when these two former countries merged
Taxachusetts from tax and Massachusetts - a derogatory term for Massachusetts describing the high taxes or the number of taxes imposed by the state
Texarkana from Texas and Arkansas - a border town of these two U.S. states.
Texhoma from Texas and Oklahoma - a border town of these two U.S. states.
Texico from Texas and Mexico
Utaho from Utah and Idaho - commonly used in the Idaho potato joke

The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a US socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma intersect. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 kmÂ² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 kmÂ² 210 km 610 km 16 29Â°N to 33Â°N 89Â°W to 94Â°W Population... Official language(s) None. ... Benelux Benelux Benelux is the region of Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. ... For other uses, see Belgium (disambiguation). ... National motto: Je Maintiendrai (English: I will maintain) Official languages Dutch, Frisian Capital Amsterdam Seat of government The Hague Largest city Amsterdam Queen Beatrix Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Area - Total - % water Ranked 131st 41,526 kmÂ² 18. ... Motto: Mir wÃ«lle bleiwe wat mir sinn (Luxembourgish: We wish to remain what we are) Anthem: Ons Heemecht Capital Luxembourg Largest city Luxembourg Official language(s) French, German, Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984) Government Grand Duke Prime minister Grand duchy Grand Duke Henri (List) Jean-Claude Juncker (List) Independence... The BosWash or Bosnywash or Boshington megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., including New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 kmÂ² 385 km 580 km 6. ... The BosWash or Bosnywash or Boshington megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., including New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The BosWash or Bosnywash megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston to Washington and linked by economics, transport, and communications. ... The ChiPitts megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest of the United States, extending from Pittsburgh to Chicago and linked by economics, transport, and communications. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... The term Clintonomics, a portmanteau of Clinton and economics, was used to describe, and decry, the economic policies of U.S. President Bill Clinton during the 1990s. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Delmarva Peninsula map The Delmarva Peninsula is a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by portions of three U.S. states: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 49th 6,452 kmÂ² 48 km 161 km 21. ... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 kmÂ² 145 km 400 km 21 37Â°53N to 39Â°43N 75Â°4W to 79Â°33W Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 kmÂ² 320 km 690 km 7. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Enronomics, is in reference to the accounting practices of the failed US corporation Enron. ... Enron Corporation Enron Corporation is an energy trading and communications company based in Houston, Texas that employed around 21,000 people in mid-2001 (before bankruptcy). ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Rush Limbaugh. ... Printed in 1812, this political cartoon illustrates the electoral districts drawn by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the incumbent Democratic-Republican party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists, from which the term gerrymander is derived. ... Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry (July 17, 1744 â€“ November 23, 1814) was an American politician, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. ... Suborders Cryptobranchoidea Salamandroidea Sirenoidea Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 amphibian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails (order Caudata or Urodela). ... HongCouver is a somewhat derogatory term referring to Vancouver in the aftermath of the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly as a result that originating in Hong Kong. ... False Creek from the Granville St. ... For other places with the same name, see Louisville (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 37th 104,749 kmÂ² 225 km 610 km 1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 kmÂ² 225 km 435 km 1. ... Mexicali is the capital of the state of Baja California, Mexico as well as the capital of the municipality of Mexicali. ... Michiana is a informal region in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,716 miÂ² 250,494 kmÂ² 239 miles 385 km 491 miles 790 km 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 kmÂ² 225 km 435 km 1. ... An Odditorium is a special museum that features curiosities that globetrotter Robert Ripley, of Ripleys Believe It or Not! fame, collected during his extensive journeys all around the world. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... Oxbridge is a portmanteau name for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking universe. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Sindh (Sind) (Urdu: Ø³Ù†Ø¯Ú¾) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Baluchistan (or Balochistan), also known as Greater Baluchistan is an arid region of south Asia, presently split between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. ... -Stan or -sthan is a suffix that is Persian for home of and Sanskrit for place. It appears in the names of many countries and regions, especially in central Asia and the Indian subcontinent which are the areas where Persian and related languages have historically been used. ... Composite satellite image of South Asia Map of South Asia. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 kmÂ² 255 km 455 km 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 37th 104,749 kmÂ² 225 km 610 km 1. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a Hamiltonian vision for modernizing the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... The term Reaganomics, a portmanteau of Reagan and economics, has been used to describe, and decry, the economic policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981â€“1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967â€“1975). ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Republicrat or Demopublican (or the shorter Democan) are portmanteaus of the names of the two main political parties in the United States, the Republicans and the Democrats. ... The term Rogernomics, a portmanteau of Roger and economics, was created by analogy with Reaganomics to describe the economic policies followed by New Zealand Finance Minister Roger Douglas from his appointment in 1984. ... Sir Roger Douglas is a former New Zealand politician and senior Cabinet minister, best known for his leading role in the radical economic restructuring undertaken by the New Zealand Labour Party government in the 1980s. ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Rubinomics, a portmanteau of Rubin and economics, was originally used to collectively describe the economic policies of President of the United States Bill Clinton. ... Robert E. Rubin Robert Edward Rubin (born August 29, 1938) is an American financier, businessman, and politican who served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury for a period spanning both the first and second Clinton Administrations. ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Ruthanasia, a portmanteau of Ruth and euthanasia, is the colloquial name given to the period of free-market neoliberal economic reform conducted under the auspices of the National Party government of New Zealand between 1990 and 1993. ... Ruth Richardson (born December 13, 1950) served as New Zealands Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993, and is known for her strong pursuit of radical economic reforms (sometimes known as Ruthanasia). Early life Richardson was born in southern Taranaki on 13 December 1950. ... A euthanasia machine. ... SeaTac is a city and outlying suburb of Seattle, located in the southern section of King County in Washington State. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... FAA diagram of Sea-Tac Airport Sea-Tac Airport from space with the SR 509 freeway to the west and the SR 518 freeway to the north Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA), also known as Sea-Tac Airport, is located in SeaTac, Washington at the intersection of... Stagflation is a term in macroeconomics used to describe a period characteristic of high inflation combined with economic stagnation, unemployment, or economic recession. ... In microeonomics, inflation is an increase in the general level of prices of a given kind in a given currency. ... Talsinki is a colloquial name for the frequent, cheap and easy travel between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor JÃ¼ri Ratas Area 159. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area - total - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ... A tax is a compulsory charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 miÂ²; 27,360 kmÂ² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Texarkana is the name of two U.S. cities which are twin cities: Texarkana, Texas Texarkana, Arkansas The name is a portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. ... Official language(s) None. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 kmÂ² 385 km 420 km 2. ... A border town is a town close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Texhoma is a town on both sides of the border of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles: See Texhoma, Texas Texhoma, Oklahoma See also Lake Texoma for a reservoir on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. ... Official language(s) None. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 20th 181,196 kmÂ² 355 km 645 km 1. ... A border town is a town close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Texico is a city located in Curry County, New Mexico. ... Official language(s) None. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 kmÂ² 435 km 565 km 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 14th 216,632 kmÂ² 491 km 771 km 0. ...

Art, literature and entertainment (pop culture)

Main article: List of hybrid word puns used in pop culture

Here is a list of portmanteau words used in pop culture: This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. ...

Organizations, companies and brand names

Main article: List of organizations with names based on word/phrase puns

Fictional and "Personal" Portmanteaux

Bennifer I from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Bennifer II from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
Billary from Bill and Hillary Clinton
Bradical from Brad and radical
Brangelina from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
confusticate from confiscate and fusty: verb used in The Hobbit by Tolkien, as optative to express unspecified complaint or minor ill-will.
Dannah from Dana and Hannah
Garfleck from Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Governator from Governor and Terminator - referring to Arnold Schwarzenegger, current governor of California, whose entertainment career predates his political one
Hordak from horde and attack - primary villain of "She-Ra", a 1980s cartoon series who is known for his vampire-like features and technological prowess and abilities
Hulkamania or Hulkamaniac from Hulk Hogan and maniac - a passion for all things related to this wrestler as well as a general enthusiasm for justice/righteousness; the term was especially popular during the early 1990s
Nisa from Nina and Lisa - a rare female human name
Rachelle from Rachel and Michelle
Sarika from Sarah Jessica Parker
Scalito from Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito - used alternately to praise and criticize the Supreme Court Candidate (Alito) for his general conservativeness and alleged likeness to Scalia
Shaggamaniac from Shaggy 2 Dope and mania, used to refer to strong fans of Shaggy 2 Dope.
Speaderline from Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Thugonomics from WWE wrestler John Cena, has a similar meaning to Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania," however refers more to the sense of the hip-hop generation.
Tomkat from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Vaughniston from Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston
Waluigi from Wario and Luigi

Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Jennifer Lynn LÃ³pez (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Jennifer Anne Garner (born on April 17, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is an American film and television actress. ... A bill can be one of: Look up bill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... Brad can refer to: Brad is a shortened form of the name Bradley, Bradie, Bradford or Braddeus. ... Radical is derived from the Latin word radix, which means root. In various fields of endeavor, it can mean: Sciences in chemistry, either an atom or molecule with at least one unpaired electron, or a group of atoms, charged or uncharged, that act as a single entity in reaction. ... Brad Pitt at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma) is an American film actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio joining to the fiscus, i. ... The trip taken in The Hobbit in middle earth shown in red The Hobbit is a childrens story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916, wearing his British Army uniform in a photograph from the middle years of WW1. ... In linguistics, many grammars have the concept of grammatical mood, which describes the relationship of a verb with reality and intent. ... Dana can mean: In Buddhism, the practice of generosity or giving. ... ... Jennifer Anne Garner (born on April 17, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is an American film and television actress. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... The word terminator is from Latin and means roughly the finisher. ... (helpÂ· info) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, Golden Globe award winning actor, and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 kmÂ² 402. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... Hordak action figure Hordak is one of the key characters in the popular toy line Masters of the Universe. ... She-Ra She-Ra was the heroic lead in a series of toys produced by Mattel called She-Ra: Princess of Power. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia), best known professionally as Hulk Hogan (and occasionally Hollywood Hulk Hogan), is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... In psychiatry a maniac is a person who suffers the mental disease called mania. ... Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Righteousness is an important concept in the theology of Judaism and Christianity. ... Nisa may refer to these following topics: Nisa (village) - an ancient village in Turkmenistan Nisa - a rare female name, e. ... Nina is a given name. ... Lisa is: The Lisa assembler is a 6502 assembler for Apple II. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. ... Justice Antonin Scalia Antonin Gregory Scalia (born March 11, 1936) has been a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice since 1986. ... Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Insane Clown Posse (ICP) is a horrorcore rap group from suburban Detroit. ... This article is about the medical condition. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978, in Fresno County, California, USA), often referred to as K-Fed, is an American dancer and rapper, husband of pop singer Britney Spears, and was co-star of the reality television show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic, which consisted of home videos shot by... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ... Tom Cruise as seen on a poster for the 2001 film Vanilla Sky Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer who has starred in a number of top-grossing movies and remains one of the biggest movie stars in... Katie Holmes as Rachel in the film Batman Begins (2005). ... Vince Vaughn Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. ... Jennifer Joanne Aniston (born February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American actress, best known for playing Rachel Green on the highly popular television sitcom Friends, and for her much-publicized marriage to actor Brad Pitt. ... Waluigi (ãƒ¯ãƒ«ã‚¤ãƒ¼ã‚¸ in Japanese) is a fictional character from the Mario series who appears in the spin-off games (as opposed to the main platformer titles). ... Wario, in his most common appearance Wario (ãƒ¯ãƒªã‚ª in Japanese) is a fictional Nintendo video-game character who was created as an antagonist to Mario and has since become the protagonist of his own games. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Portmanteaus by Lewis Carroll

Some of these terms are nonce words, others are of questionable origin, and some have worked their way into common speech. Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 â€“ January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... A nonce word is a word used only for the nonceâ€”to meet a need that is not expected to recur. ...

brillig from begin and broiling - according to Humpty Dumpty, "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner"
chortle from chuckle and snort
slithy from lithe and slimy
mimsy from flimsy and miserable
frumious from fuming and furious.
burbled from bubbled and gurgled - a legitimate dictionary word, derived from the Middle English "burblen", meaning a gurgling or bubbling sound
galumphing; to galumph is to gallop triumphantly
frabjous from fabulous and joyous

The word brillig was coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky from Through the Looking-Glass. ... See Menachem Begin, the 6th Prime Minister of Israel. ... Broiling is cooking food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food. ... Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall, not having yet fallen. ... Afternoon is the time of day after 12:00 (noon), and follows morning each day. ... For other uses of the name Jabberwocky, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). ... Laughing child Laughter is the biological reaction of humans to moments or occasions of humor: an outward expression of amusement. ... Snort is an open source network intrusion detection system, capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. ... Lithe is a fictional holiday from J. R. R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings saga. ... Furious is the debut album of the notorious Psychopathic Records group, Soopa Villainz. ... Burbled is a word best known from its use in Lewis Carrolls poem Jabberwocky and is often supposed to have been invented by him. ... Soap bubbles Bubble may refer to: Soap bubble, spherical liquid film, also possibly of bubble gum Cavitation, pocket of air caught in a liquid Bubble (economics), where speculation causes prices to rise to unsustainable levels a (normally) transparent dome Light bulb, in theater lighting terminology [1] in poker tournaments, the... Legitimacy is the popular acceptance of a governing regime or law. ... Dictionary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion in 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the... Horse gaits are the different methods by which a horse, either naturally or through human training, moves itself. ... Triumph is a British car brand (see Triumph Motor Company), as well as a motorcycle brand (see Triumph Motorcycles). ... Fabolous (born John Jackson on November 18, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York) is a mixed African-American and Dominican pop-rapper from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single I Cant Deny It from 2001 (see 2001 in music). ...

Portmanteaus of portmanteaus

alphanumeric from alphabetic and numeric
ASCIIbetical from ASCII and alphabetical
Famiclone from Famicom and clone - clones of the NES/Famicom. Many of these products are pirated hardware.
Googlepedia from Google and Wikipedia - a possible cooperation project
voxel from volume and pixel

Generally speaking, the term alphanumeric refers to anything that consists of only letters and numbers. ... There are 95 printable ASCII characters, numbered 32 to 126. ... For other uses, see ASCII (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Famicom clone, or Famiclone for short, is any non-licensed or Pirate piece of electronic hardware designed to replicate, or clone, the workings of and play games designed for the Nintendo Famicom (or, as it is called in America, the Nintendo Entertainment System/NES). ... Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... Google Inc. ... The Wikipedia logo. ... A voxel (a portmanteau of the words volumetric and pixel) is a volume element, representing a value in three dimensional space. ... A pixel (pix, 1932 abbreviation of pictures, coined by Variety headline writers + element) is one of the many tiny dots that make up the representation of a picture in a computers memory. ...

Swear words

permafucked (from permanently and fucked)
beshitted (from beset and shit)
flooser (from fuck and loser)
foff (from fuck and off)
fucktard (from fuck and retard)
fugly (from fucking and ugly)
fungry (from fuck and hungry)
gaytard (from gay and retard)
bugly (from butt and ugly)
dicktard (from dick and retard)
fuckster (from fuck and friendster)
Twunt (from twat and cunt)

Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting feces, the byproduct of digestion. ... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to having sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. ... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to having sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. ... Off is one of two possible states for a binary switch, the other being on. ... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to having sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. ... Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and, as defined by the UK Mental Health Act 1983, mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as... Look up fucking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ugly is the opposite of Beauty Category: ... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to having sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and, as defined by the UK Mental Health Act 1983, mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as... Butt of a woman ... Ugly is the opposite of Beauty Category: ... Look up dick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and, as defined by the UK Mental Health Act 1983, mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to having sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. ... Friendster Logo Friendster is an Internet social network service. ... Look up twat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cunt is an English slang word that refers to the human female genitals. ...

Music-related terms

Bootylicious from booty and delicious - title of a Destiny's Child song
Californication from California and fornication - the name of a Red Hot Chili Peppers album, as well as the title track
Dazz from disco and jazz, coined by the band Brick for their famous song, then adopted to the Dazz Band
Dragula from dragster and Dracula - title of a song by Rob Zombie
Dusic from Dazz and music - title of a song by the Dazz Band
Funkadelic from funk and psychadelic - the secondary proposal of band naming for George Clinton's band that would have been known as Parliament
Funktopuss from funk and octopus - DJ of the BounceFM radio station in Grand Theft Auto III
Funkula from funk and dracula - part of a song name by George Clinton
blacula from black and dracula - a film where interior decorators buy the coffin of an African prince bitten by Dracula centuries before and bring it back to Los Angeles William Crain
Sexplosion! from sexual and explosion - a TKK album
Speakerboxxx from Speakerbox and XXX - the name of an Outkast album.

Bootylicious is a 2001 hit single by Destinys Child from their album Survivor, being their fourth #1 hit on the U.S. Hot 100 to date. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... Californication is a portmanteau word derived from bumper stickers frequently seen on cars in the state of Oregon during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 kmÂ² 402. ... Fornication refers disapprovingly to any sexual activity outside of the confines of marriage. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Californian Los Angeles-based band birthed from the Funk-Rock movement of the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Californication is the seventh album by American funk metal band the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 (see 1999 in music). ... Californication is the Red Hot Chili Peppers 4th single off their hit album, Californication. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... The Dazz Band was a funk music band that enjoyed brief popularity in the United States in the early 1980s. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Drag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula; U.S. postage stamp first issued in 1997 as part of a series celebrating Famous Movie Monsters Dracula (1897) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of the worlds most famous vampire character. ... Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Cummings on January 12, 1966 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA) is a singer, director, and writer. ... The Dazz Band was a funk music band that enjoyed brief popularity in the United States in the early 1980s. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... George Clinton George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, considered one of the fathers of funk. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here:This article is about the legislative institution. ... Grand Theft Auto III, or GTA III, is a video game developed by DMA Design, published by Rockstar Games in October 2001 for the PlayStation 2 video game console, May 2002 for Windows-based PCs, and in November 2003 for the Xbox video game console. ... George Clinton is the name of several notable people: George Clinton (royal governor) (c. ... Blacula - 1972, American International Pictures Blacula was a 1972 American horror/blaxploitation film. ... TKK can stand for Thrill Kill Kult Teknillinen Korkeakoulu (Helsinki University of Technology) - a Finnish university. ... Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the name of the 2003 double album by the two members of the hip hop group OutKast, each disc a solo project (the concept of collecting solo recordings under a band name was first used by Pink Floyd on one half of their 1969 album... Uses of the TLA XXX include: Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Roman numeral XXX; see 30 (number) An identifier for pornography, especially X-rated (or XXX) movies A top-level domain for sexually explicit material; see . ... OutKast is a American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. ...

Other languages

Dasaitama in Japanese - a nickname for the city Saitama, and a compound of the city's name with Dasai (uncool)
skinship - from skin and kinship - a Japanese wasei-eigo word meaning a close (usually familial) relationship based on physical contact
tashhetz (תשחץ) in Hebrew means arrow crossword and is made up of tashbetz (crossword) + hetz (arrow)

Saitama (Japanese: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Skinship (ã‚¹ã‚ãƒ³ã‚·ãƒƒãƒ—) is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese word coined using English root origins, initially to describe the closeness between a mother and her child due to the physical contact of their naked skin. ... Diagram of the layers of human skin In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. ... Kinship is the most basic principle of organizing individuals into social groups, roles, and categories. ... Wasei-eigo (å’Œè£½è‹±èªž wasei eigo, lit. ... Hebrew (×¢Ö´×‘Ö°×¨Ö´×™×ª â€˜Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... The crossword is the most common variety of word puzzle in the world. ... Japanese arrow (ya) and head An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. ...

Portmanteaus for language mixtures

See also a list of The "Ishes" as English dialects.

Chinglish in English: Chinese + English
Czenglish in English: Czech + English
Denglisch in German: Deutsch + Englisch ("German" + "English")
Dinglish in English: Dutch + English
Finglish in English: Finnish + English
Finglisi in Persian: Farsi + Inglisi ("Persian" + "English")
Franglais in French: français + anglais ("French" + "English")
Frespañol in French: français + espagnol ("French" + "Spanish")
Germish, Germlish, or Germanglish (also portmanteauing the word 'mangle') in English: German + English
Globish in English: Global + English
Greeklish in English: Greek + English, written only, Greek typed in latin characters
Hebrish (alternate: Heblish) in English: Hebrew + English
Hinglish in English: Hindi + English
Hunglish in English: Hungarian + English
Itagnolo in Italian: italiano + spagnolo ("Italian" + "Spanish")
Itañol in Spanish: italiano + español ("Italian" + "Spanish")
Italese in Italian: italiano + canadese ("Italian" + "Canadian") - used to describe mix of English and Italian words and phrases that are used among Italian immigrants to Canada
Japlish or Janglish in English: Japanese + English (though the more common term is the non-portemanteau Engrish)
Konglish in English: Korean + English
Malglish in English: Malaysian + English
Namlish in English: Namibian + English
Polglish or Penglish in English: Polish + English
Portinglês in Portuguese: português + inglês ("Portuguese" + "English")
Portunhol in Portuguese: português + espanhol ("Portuguese" + "Spanish")
Portuñol in Spanish: portugués + español ("Portuguese" + "Spanish")
Russlish in English: Russian + English
Singlish in Singaporean English: Singaporean + English, English with a Singaporean accent mixed with words from various Asian languages spoken in Singapore, such as Malay and Hokkien
Spanglish in American English: Spanish + English
Svengelska in Swedish: svenska + engelska ("Swedish" + "English")
Svorsk in Norwegian: svensk + norsk ("Swedish" + "Norwegian")
Swedlish in English: Swedish + English
Taglish in Philippine English and Tagalog: Tagalog + English
Thaiglish in American English: Thai + English
Yinglish in American English: Yiddish + English

This is a list of varieties of the English language. ... An example of written Chinglish on a signpost. ... Czenglish, a portmanteau of the words Czech and English, is any poor or broken English spoken by native Czech speakers. ... Germish (in German Denglisch) also referred to as Denglish, Engleutsch, Germlish, Genglish or Ginglish describes language based on the German grammar that includes a jumble of English and pseudo-English idioms, or vice versa. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The term Finglish was introduced by professor Martti Nisonen in 1920s in Hancock, Michigan to describe a linguistic phenomenon he encountered in America. ... Franglais, a portmanteau made by mixing the words franÃ§ais (French) and anglais (English), is a slang term for types of speech, although the word has different overtones in the English and French languages. ... FrespaÃ±ol, is a portmanteau of the words FranÃ§ais and EspaÃ±ol, which mean French and Spanish. ... Germanish (in German Denglisch), a portmanteau of the words German and English, also referred to as Denglish, Engleutsch, Germlish, Genglish or Ginglish describes language based on the German grammar that includes a jumble of English and pseudo-English idioms, or vice versa. ... Globish is a neologism and a portmanteau of the words Global and English. ... Greeklish, a portmanteau of the words Greek and English, also known as Grenglish or Latinoellinika/Î›Î±Ï„Î¹Î½Î¿ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¬ or Frankolevantinika/Î¦ÏÎ±Î³ÎºÎ¿Î»ÎµÎ²Î¬Î½Ï„Î¹ÎºÎ± or ASCII Greek, is Greek language written with the Latin alphabet. ... Hinglish, a portmanteau of the words Hindi and English, is the arbitrary usage of Hindi and English, combining both, in one sentence. ... Sign in a toilet in Shanghai, instructing people to put used paper napkins in the wastebin Engrish on a sweatshirt in Japan Engrish is a pejorative or humorous slang term which refers to poor-quality attempts by Japanese writers to create English words and phrases, whether in mistranslation of original... Konglish is the use of English words (or words derived from English words) in a Korean context or a Korean dialect mixed with English loanwords. ... Manglish (or sometimes Malglish) is the version of the English language as spoken in Malaysia and shares substantial linguistic similarities with Singlish in Singapore. ... Namlish, a portmanteau of the words Namibian and English, is a form of English spoken in Namibia. ... Portuñol (also spelled Portunhol) is a mixed language based on Spanish and Portuguese. ... PortuÃ±ol (also Portunhol), a portmanteau of the words PortuguÃªs (Portuguese) and EspaÃ±ol (Spanish), is a mixed language based on Spanish and Portuguese. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Singlish, a portmanteau of the words Singaporean and English, is the English-based creole spoken colloquially in Singapore. ... Singlish is the English-based creole spoken colloquially in Singapore. ... Malay can refer to: The language of Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu The Old Malay language(s), ancestor(s) of modern Tagalog, Bahasa Melayu, and Bahasa Indonesia The Malay people (Huan-na) Something from or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France... Hokkien can refer to: The Hokkien (dialect): a Chinese dialect, often called Minnan or Minnanhua (Southern Min), a member of the Min dialect branch, similar to Taiwanese A transliteration of the name of the Fujian province of China. ... 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Animals

Real

beefalo from bull (beef) and buffalo - a fertile version of cattalo
cama from camel and llama
cattalo from cattle and buffalo
cockapoo from cocker and poodle
geep (sometimes shoat) from goat and sheep
labradoodle from labrador and poodle
liger from lion and tiger
tigon from tiger and lion
turducken from turkey, duck, and chicken - not an actual animal, but rather a food dish in which a turkey is stuffed with a chicken which is itself stuffed with a duck
wolphin (or wholphin) from (false killer) whale and dolphin
zeedonk from zebra and donkey
zonkey from zebra and donkey
zony from zebra and pony
zorse from zebra and horse

Fictional

fantastapottamus from fantastic and hippopotamus, referred to in an episode of The Simpsons
humanzee from human and chimpanzee (see also chuman and manpanzee)
jackalope from jackrabbit and antelope - a jackrabbit with antlers, usually created by a taxidermist
kangarillapig from kangaroo gorilla and pig - derogatory slang used to describe an exceptionally ugly girl
mawg from man and dawg (a mutation of the word "dog") (from the movie Spaceballs)

Beefalo are a fertile variety of Cattalo. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage, or kine [archaic]) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies B. b. ... Beefalo are a fertile variety of Cattalo. ... A Cama is a hybrid between a camel and a llama. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus, the Dromedary (single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (double hump). ... Binomial name Lama glama (Linnaeus, 1758) The llama (Lama glama) is a large camelid that originated in North America and then later on moved on to South America. ... Beefalo are a fertile variety of Cattalo. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage, or kine [archaic]) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies B. b. ... Country of origin United States Classification Breed standards (external links) Cockapoo Club of America North American Cockapoo Registry A Cockapoo or Cockerpoo is a cross-bred dog, created by crossing a Cocker Spaniel and a Poodle, in most cases the Miniature Poodle. ... Both types of Cocker Spaniel come in a variety of coat colors. ... The Poodle is a breed of dog; specifically, it is a gun dog noted for its ability in the water and bird hunting skills. ... A geep is a chimera produced by combining the embryos of a goat and a sheep; the resulting animal has cells of both sheep and goat origin. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ... This article is about goats, the animals. ... Species See text. ... A Labradoodle is a crossbred dog created by crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Poodle. ... The Labrador Retriever (Labrador or Lab for short), is one of several kinds of retriever, and are the most popular breeds of dog (by registered ownership) in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ... The Poodle is a breed of dog; specifically, it is a gun dog noted for its ability in the water and bird hunting skills. ... A liger The liger is a cross (a hybrid) between a male lion and a female tiger. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Comparative view of the human and lion frames, c1860. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... Adult Tigon A tigon is the artificially bred hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Comparative view of the human and lion frames, c1860. ... A turducken is a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small deboned chicken. ... Turkeys are large poultry birds traditionally eaten at Christmas in Britain and Australia, and Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, though they also make up a more regular part of some diets. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Kekaimalu, one of the few wolphins in existence. ... Binomial name Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) False Killer Whale range The False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a cetacean and one of the larger members of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). ... Genera See article below. ... A zeedonk in South Africa Colchester Zoos zeedonk, named Shadow A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known a zebrass, zebronkey, zebadonk, zenkey or deebra) is an interspecies cross between a zebra and a donkey. ... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi *See Equus for other species. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). ... A zeedonk in South Africa Colchester Zoos zeedonk, named Shadow A zeedonk (also called similar names including zebrass, zebronkey or zenkey) is a mixed breed animal, a cross between a zebra and a donkey. ... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi *See Equus for other species. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). ... A zony is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a pony mare. ... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi *See Equus for other species. ... A Shetland Pony A pony is a certain kind of small horse. ... A zorse A zorse is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare. ... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi *See Equus for other species. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus or Equus ferus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. ... The Humanzee (also colloquially known as the Chuman) is a hypothetical human/chimpanzee hybrid. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Homo (genus). ... Type Species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often abbreviated to chimp, is the common name for two species in the genus Pan. ... The Chuman (also known as the Humanzee or Manpanzee) is a hypothetical chimpanzee/human hybrid. ... The Chuman (also known as the Humanzee or Manpanzee depending on which species is the father and which is the mother) is a hypothetical chimpanzee/human hybrid. ... The jackalope, also called an antelabbit, horny bunny, aunt benny, or stagbunny, is a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope (hence the name), goat, or deer, and is a rabbit with antlers; it is generally believed that the jackalope was sighted as of rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the quokka: 45 species in all). ... Type Species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. ... Spaceballs is a 1987 science fiction spoof movie written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks. ...

"Imperfect" Portmanteaus

Main list: List of word puns where one of the included words is used in whole

Here is a list of portmanteaus and word puns where one word is whole: (These terms lack the quintessential feature of portmanteaus, that is, the actual or literal blending of two words to form a new distinct form. ...

REJECTED Portmanteaus

(Includes terms previously listed in above categories but currently rejected by editors. These terms may be essentially compound words, such as "Beastman", in which both words remain wholly intact and no "blending" occurs. They may also be terms that have no recognizable, apparent, or ready application in the English language, such as "yestergay," or terms or that are misidentified as portmanteaus, such as "canola", or names, such as "Dina".)

Beastman from Beast and Man - a villain from the 1980s cartoon series Masters of the Universe (He-Man), known for his stupidity, bruteness and loyalty to Skeletor
canola, a blend of Canada and oil - low erucic acid rapeseed oil used in cooking, apparently coined by its Canadian developers to evoke Canada and oil, and to avoid the word "rapeseed"
Dina from Dana and Tina - actually, Dina is a biblical name (Jacob's daughter)
gourmet - alleged to be a French portmanteau of gourmand and groumet (someone who thinks they are a gourmand but is really merely a servant), but according to Wikipedia and other sources the term is simply a corruption of groumet
protopunk from prototype and punk - proto is a common prefix
rollicking - unclear etymology: conflicting claims of romp and frolicking, roll and frolicking, and rolling and licking
theftinomics from theft and economics
yestergay from yesterday and gay - confusion and controversy as to whether this term can be practically applied and whether it is a real portmanteau

Look up beast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Canola field near Red Deer, Alberta Canola field in Temora, New South Wales Canola field near Bindi Bindi Western Australia In agriculture, Canola is a trademarked cultivar of the rapeseed plant from which rapeseed oil is obtained. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Dana can mean: In Buddhism, the practice of generosity or giving. ... Tina is a common female human name, not to mention, it is also used as a suffix in names its short for. ... A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. ... A gourmand is a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink: ones who lives for the hedonistic pleasure of dining. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Inspiration Closed Circuit Diving Rebreather Description A rebreather is a type of breathing equipment that provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycles exhaled gas. ... Theftinomics is a term coined by cartoonist Ted Rall to describe economic theories are based in thievery. ... Thief redirects to here. ... Economics (from the Greek Î¿Î¯ÎºÎ¿Ï‚ [oikos], family, household, estate, and Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Ï‚ [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Yesterday: The day before today Yesterday (song), by The Beatles World of Yesterday, autobiography of Stefan Zweig Only Yesterday, Japanese movie Yesterday (movie), South African movie directed by Darrell James Roodt See also: today, tomorrow This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ...

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