Portmanteau Word Definition
noun
A coined word that is a combination of two other words in form and meaning; blend (Ex.: smog, from smoke and fog)
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adjective
Attributive form of portmanteau word, noun.
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Noun
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portmanteau word
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portmanteau-wordsOrigin of Portmanteau Word
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Coined by Lewis Carroll in 1872, based on the concept of two words packed together, like a portmanteau (a travelling case having two halves joined by a hinge).
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Through The Looking Glass (Chapter VI. Humpty Dumpty)
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