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I'm pretty sure that's not what a portmanteu is. "A portmanteau ... [is] parts of multiple words ... combined into a new word as in smog, coined by blending sm
by tome 8y ago
I'm pretty sure that's not what a portmanteu is.
"A portmanteau ... [is] parts of multiple words ... combined into a new word as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog or motel, from motor and hotel"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau
In particular a portmanteau need not contain the original words as substrings.
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- mcv 8y agoYeah, it's certainly a fun exercise, but it's not exactly what a portmanteau is. There's probably a better word for this, and if not, this creator is certainly entitled to invent a new one.