List of portmanteaus

This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Animals

• globster, from glob and lobster
• Hvaldimir, from Norwegian hval (whale) and Russian President Vladimir Putin
• lorikeet, from lory and parakeet ^[1]

Hybrids

• cattalo, from cattle and buffalo ^[2]
• donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
• llamanaco, from llama and guanaco ^[3]
• wholphin, from whale and dolphin ^[2]
• zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above ^[2]

Cats

• leopon, from leopard and lion ^[2]
• liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below ^[2]
• tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above ^[2]

Mixed breeds

Dogs

Main article: List of dog crossbreeds

• cockapoo, from cocker spaniel and poodle ^[2] (with influence from cockatoo )
• goldendoodle, from golden retriever and poodle ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle)
• Labradoodle, from Labrador retriever and poodle

Fictional

• crocoduck, from crocodile and duck ^[4]
• Pajanimals , from pajamas and animals

Art, design, literature and entertainment

• animanga, from anime and manga ^[a]
• Bananagrams , from bananas and anagrams
• camcorder, from camera and recorder
• Fakémon, from fake and Pokémon
• Gidget, from girl and midget
• Japandi, Japanese and Scandi design
• mockbuster, from mock and blockbuster
• mockumentary, from mock and documentary ^[2]
• newscast, from news and broadcast ^[6]
• nonebrity, from nonentity and celebrity ^[7]
• reprography, from reproduce and photography ^[2]
• Rockapella, from rock and a cappella
• screamo, from scream and emo
• sitcom, from situational comedy ^[6]
• Spraycation, from vacation and spraypainting coined by the anonymous English Street artist Banksy for the title of his summer 2021 series of works "A Great British Spraycation" ^[8]
• Swasticar, from swastika and car
• travelogue, from travel and monologue

Fashion and apparel

• crossplay, from crossdressing and cosplay ^[9]
• jeggings, from jeans and leggings ^[2]

Cuisine

• brunch, from breakfast and lunch ^[6]
• Buffaranch, from Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing ^[10]
• cakefetti, from cake and confetti
• Chapagetti, from Chajangmyun and spaghetti
• Chapaguri, from Chapagetti and Neoguri
• Chipwich, from chocolate chip and ice cream sandwich
• Chocodile, from chocolate and crocodile
• cronut, from croissant and donut
• Floribbean, Floridian and Caribbean
• frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
• gizdodo, from gizzard and dodo (fried plantain)
• glutose, from glucose and fructose ^[2]
• gooducken, from goose, duck, and chicken
• Hanch, from hot sauce and ranch dressing ^[11]
• Honeyracha, from honey and sriracha ^[12]
• jjapaguri, from jjajangmyeon and Neoguri
• Ketchili, from ketchup and sweet chili sauce ^[10]
• Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing ^[13]
• lemandarin, from lemon and Mandarin orange
• Lymon, from lime and lemon ^[14]
• Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue ^{[15] [16] [17]}
• Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard ^{[15] [16] [17]}
• Mayoracha, from mayonnaise and sriracha ^[18]
• mochaccino, from mocha and cappuccino
• ram-don, from ramen and udon
• ricearoni, from rice and macaroni
• sushirrito, from sushi and burrito
• Tarchup, from tartar sauce and ketchup ^[11]
• tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
• turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
• Wasabioli, from wasabi and aioli ^[11]

Hybrids

• broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
• Brusselkale, from Brussels sprouts and kale
• celtuce, from celery and lettuce
• citrange, from citron and orange ^[2]
• citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
• citrumelo, from citrus and pommelo
• garlion, from garlic and onion ^[2]
• Grāpple, from grape and apple
• Kinnow, from 'King' ( Citrus nobilis ) and 'Willow Leaf' ( Citrus × deliciosa )
• lemonquat, from lemon and kumquat
• limequat, from Key lime and kumquat
• mandelo, from mandarin orange and pommelo
• orangequat, from orange and kumquat
• parsnip, from Pastinaca and turnip ^{[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]} (though often confused with parsley root leftover after the leaves and stems have been snipped)
• peacherine, from peach and nectarine
• peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
• pineberry, from pineapple and strawberry
• pluot, from plum and apricot
• pomato, from potato and tomato
• procimequat, from primitive Hong Kong kumquat and limequat
• sunchoke, from sunflower and artichoke
• tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
• tomacco, from tomato and tobacco, coined on The Simpsons , "E-i-e-i-(Annoyed Grunt)"
• triticale, from Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye)
• yuzuquat, from yuzu and kumquat

General

• reflexpletive, from reflex and expletive; the curse word you yell reflexively when you stub your toe on the furniture ^[2]
• advergame, from advertising and game ^[2]
• baffound, from baffle and confound ^[2]
• balloonacy, from balloon and lunacy ^[2]
• blizzaster, from blizzard and disaster ^[2]
• boldacious, from bold and audacious ^[2]
• brainiac, from brain and maniac ^[6]
• burble, from bubble and gurgle ^{[24] [25]}
• cablegram, from cable and telegram ^[2]
• carbage, from car and garbage ^[2]
• Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike) ^[26]
• chuggers, from charity and muggers ^[2]
• complisult, from compliment and insult ^[2]
• cosplay, from costume and play ^[6]
• disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe ^[2]
• drunkorexia, from drunk and anorexia
• dumbfound, from dumb and confound ^[27]
• electrocute, from electric and execute ^[6]
• Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon, title of book
• flimmer, from flicker and glimmer ^[2]
• flounder, from flounce and founder ^[28] or founder and blunder ^[29]
• fluff, from flue and puff ^{[30] [31]}
• foolosophy, from fool and philosophy ^[2]
• glamping, from glamour and camping ^[2]
• glasphalt, from glass and asphalt ^[2]
• globesity, from global and obesity ^[2]
• Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais) ^{[32] [33]}
• mangina, from man and vagina ^[34]
• medevac, medical evacuation ^[35]
• motel, from motor and hotel ^[6]
• Movember, from moustache and November ^[2]
• needcessity, from need and necessity ^[2]
• phubbing, from phone and snubbing ^[36]
• prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy) ^[37]
• scribacious, from scribe and loquacious ^[2]
• ringxiety, from ring and anxiety ^[2]
• sexcellent, from sex and excellent ^[38]
• sexting, from sex and texting ^[2]
• shamateur, from sham and amateur ^[2]
• shiksappeal, from shiksa and appeal
• simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting ^[2]
• slimsy, from slim and flimsy ^[39]
• slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll) ^[2]
• smog, from smoke and fog ^[2]
• smothercate, from smother and suffocate ^[2]
• Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon ^[2]
• solemncholy, from solemn and melancholy ^[2]
• splatter, from splash and spatter ^[6]
• squarson, from squire and parson ^[2]
• squirl, from squiggle and twirl or whirl ^[2]
• stash, from store or stow and cache ^[6]
• staycation, from stay and vacation ^[2]
• telethon, from television and marathon ^[6]
• transbian, from transgender and lesbian ^[40]
• twirl, from twist and whirl ^{[41] [42]}
• twunk, from twink and hunk ^{[43] [44]}

Internet and computing

• brogrammer, from bro and programmer ^[45]
• emoticon, from emotion and icon ^[46]
• listicle, from list and article ^[6]
• machinima, from machine and cinema ^[47]
• Microsoft, from microcomputer and software ^[48]
• modem, from modulator and demodulator
• Pokémon, from pocket and monster ^[6]
• spamouflage, from spam and camouflage
• textonym, from text and synonym ^[2]
• transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
• vortal, from vertical and portal ^[2]

Organizations and companies

• Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston ^[b]
• Amtrak, from American and track
• Bapes, from bathing and ape
• Calutron, from California University Cyclotron
• Citizendium, from Citizens' Compendium
• Conservapedia, from conservative and Wikipedia
• Crosville, from George Crosland Taylor and Georges de Ville
• Dash (cryptocurrency), from Digital and Cash
• Ecosia, from ecology and Acacia
• Edexcel, from educational and excellence
• Emergen-C, from emergency and vitamin C
• Extell, from excellence and intelligence
• Froogle, from frugal and Google
• Fruitopia, from fruit and utopia
• Fudgsicle, from fudge and popsicle
• Funimation, from fun and animation
• Garmin, from Gary Burrell and Min Kao
• Googleplex, from Google and complex (meaning a complex of buildings) ^[c]
• Groupon, from group and coupon
• Ideanomics, from idea and economics
• Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering
• LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
• Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new")
• Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California
• Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid
• Medicare, from medicine/medical and care
• Netflix, from internet and flicks (slang for movie)
• Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon
• Pinterest, from pin and interest
• Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri
• Popsicle, from lollipop and icicle ^[6]
• Qualcomm, from Quality and Communications
• RuPay, from rupee and payment
• Rustoleum, from rust and linoleum
• Spotify, from spot and identify
• Teletoon, from television and cartoon
• Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami
• Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki ^[d]
• Travelocity, from travel and velocity
• Triscuit, from electricity and biscuit
• Venezuelanalysis, from Venezuela and analysis
• Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
• Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
• Unilever, from Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers
• Wikimedia, from Wikipedia and media
• Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
• Yelp, from yellow pages and help
• Yosicle, from yogurt and popsicle

Places

Main article: List of geographic portmanteaus

• AfPak, from Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Afrabia, from Africa and Arabia
• Afro-Eurasia, from Africa, Europe, Asia
• Arlandria, from Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA
• Australasia, from Australia and Asia
• Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
• Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
• Birome, from Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, landowners
• BosWash, from Boston and Washington, D.C.
• Brockton, from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton
• Calexico, from California and Mexico
• Calistoga, from California and Saratoga
• Canwood, from Canadian woodlands
• Chambana, from Champaign and Urbana
• Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
• Chindia, from China and India
• Chiraq, from Chicago and Iraq
• Chimerica, from China and America
• Chunnel, from Channel and Tunnel. from "The English Channel Tunnel"
• Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
• Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
• Czechoslovakia, from Czechia and Slovakia
• Dalworthington Gardens, a city in north Texas, from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington
• Delmarva, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
• Delran Township, from the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek
• Donbas, from Donets coal basin
• Eurabia, from Europe and Arabia
• Eurasia, from Europe and Asia
• Fairborn, from Fairfield and Osborn
• Gerbangkertosusila, from Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Lamongan
• Glenbard, from Glen Ellyn and Lombard
• Harvey Cedars, from harvest and cedars
• Hillcrest, from Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest
• Hollansburg, from Hollaman and Harland, landowners
• Hotlanta, from hot and Atlanta
• Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
• Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
• Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
• Jabodetabek, from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi ^[e]
• Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
• Kanorado, from Kansas And Colorado
• Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
• Kentuckiana, from Kentucky and Indiana
• Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
• Manchattan, from Manchester and Manhattan ^[50]
• Mexicali, from Mexico and California
• Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
• Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
• NyLon (the concept, not the plastic), from New York City and London
• Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong
• Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
• Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
• Poictesme, from the two French towns Poitiers and Angoulême, used in a number of novels by James Branch Cabell
• Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
• Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
• SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
• Senegambia, from Senegal and Gambia
• Stravenue, from street and avenue
• Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
• Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
• Taxachusetts, from taxation and Massachusetts
• Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
• Texoma, from Texas and Oklahoma
• The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
• Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
• Vansterdam, from Vancouver and Amsterdam
• WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
• Willowick, from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
• Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks

Politics

• agitprop, from agitation and propaganda
• beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
• Cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization ^[2]
• copaganda, from cop and propaganda
• democrazy, from democracy and crazy ^[51]
• Demoncrat, from demon and Democrat
• Eracism, from erase and racism
• feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
• Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander ^{[52] [2]}
• kayaktivism, from kayaks and activism
• Merkozy, from Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
• netroots, from internet and grassroots
• Obamacare, from Barack Obama and healthcare
• Obamney, from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
• precariat, from precarious and proletariat
• Putler, from Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler ^[53]
• Rashism, from Russia and fascism
• Republicant, from Republican and can't
• Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
• squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy ^[2]
• Trumpster diving, from Donald Trump and dumpster diving
• warphans from war and orphans
• wikiality, from Wikipedia and reality
• Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta

Economics

• Abenomics, from Shinzō Abe and economics
• Bidenomics, from Joe Biden and economics
• Clintonomics, from Bill Clinton and economics
• Freakonomics , from freak and economics
• Moneygeddon, from money and Armageddon (permanent scare of financial crises) ^[2]
• precariat, from precarious and proletariat
• Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
• Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
• Rubinomics, from Robert Rubin and economics
• shrinkflation, from shrink and inflation
• stagflation, from stagnation and inflation ^[2]
• tipflation, from tipping and inflation
• tokenomics, from token and economics
• Trussonomics, from Liz Truss and economics
• Volfefe index, from volatility and covfefe
• Orbanomics, from Viktor Orbán and economics

Movements

• agrihood, from agriculture and neighborhood
• Berniecrat, from Bernie Sanders and Democrat
• Blexit, from black and exit
  • Blexit, from Belgium and exit
• Brexit, from Britain and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
• Calexit, from California and exit
• Chrislam, from Christianity and Islam
• Czexit, from Czech Republic and exit
• Danexit, from Dane and exit
• Dixiecrat, from Dixie and Democrat
• Fixit, from Finland and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
• Frexit, from France and exit
• Grexit, from Greece and exit
• Huxit, from Hungary and exit
• Lexit, from left and Brexit
  • Lexit, from Luxembourg and exit
• Nexit, from Netherlands and exit
• Polexit, from Poland and exit
• regrexit, from regret and Brexit
• Roexit, from Romania and exit
• Texit, from Texas and exit
• thinspiration, from thin and inspiration

Sciences

• abzyme, from antibody and enzyme
• alkyd, from alkyl ( alcohol ) and id ( acid or anhydride )
• ampacity, from ampere and capacity
• aquaponics, from aquaculture and hydroponics
• arcology, from architecture and ecology
• biomarker, from biological and marker
• bionics, from biology and electronics
• botox, from botulinum and toxin ^[6]
• brinicle, from brine and icicle
• caplet, from capsule and tablet ^[54]
• carborundum, from carbon and corundum
• causet, from causal and set
• cermet, from ceramic and metal
• chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine
• clopen set, from closed-open set
• contrail, from condensation and trail
• cryptochrome, from cryptogam and chromatic ^[55]
• cultivar, from cultivated and variety
• cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
• diabesity, from diabetes and obesity
• digipeater, from digital and repeater
• electret, from electricity and magnet ^[2]
• endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
• fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
• genome, from gene and chromosome ^{[56] [57] [58] [59]}
• geofact, from geological and artifact
• gleeking, from sublingual gland and leaking
• glocalization, from globalization and local ^[2]
• glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
• grism, from grating and prism
• guesstimate, from guess and estimate
• Henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus
• helikite, from helium and kite
• hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite
• kytoon, from kite and balloon
• lavacicle, from lava and icicle
• lidar, from light and radar
• mafic, from magnesium and ferric
• melatonin, from melanin and serotonin
• memristor, from memory and transistor
• mesohigh, from mesoscale and high-pressure area
• mesolow, from mesoscale and low-pressure area
• mesonet, from mesoscale and network
• nutraceutical, from nutrition and pharmaceutical
• parsec, from parallax and arcsecond
• pellistor, from pellet and resistor
• permaculture, from permanent and agriculture or culture
• petrochemical, from petroleum and chemical
• posistor, from positive and thermistor
• positron, from positive and electron
• prion, from protein and infection ^{[60] [61]}
• proteome, from proteins and genome
• pulsar, from pulsating and quasar
• purine, from pure and urine
• quoats, from quality and oats
• radome, from radar and dome
• redox, from reduction and oxidation
• resorcin, from resin and orcin
• rockoon, from rocket and balloon
• rusticle, from rust and icicle
• Snuppy, from SNU and puppy
• spintronic, from spin and electronics
• stiction, from static and friction
• surfactant, from surface active agent
• synzyme, from synthetic and enzyme
• telematics, from telecommunications and informatics
• thermistor, from thermal and resistor
• tripledemic, from triple and pandemic
• trivection, from triple and convection
• twindemic, from twin and pandemic
• urinalysis, from urine and analysis
• vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
• vitamin, from vita and amine
• warfarin, from WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) and coumarin
• wavicle, from wave and particle

Sports and fitness

• athleisure, from athletic and leisure
• Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
• exercycle, from exercise and bicycle
• frolf, from frisbee and golf
• gun fu, from gun and kung fu
• Gymkata, from gymnastics and karate
• Gymkhana, from gymnasium and Jama'at Khana
• heelies, from heel and wheelie
• heliskiing, from helicopter and skiing
• Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
• Mobot, from Mo (Farah) and robot
• Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country
• Monzanapolis, from Monza and Indianapolis
• Paralympics, from parallel (originally paraplegic) and Olympics
• parasailing, from parachute and sailing
• plogging, from “plocka” (Swedish “pick up”) and jogging
• Prancercise, from prance and exercise
• scorigami, from score and origami ^[62]
• SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray ^[63]
• slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches)
• snuba, from snorkel and scuba
• TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing
• twi-night, from twilight and night
• wallyball, from wall and volleyball

See also

• List of acronyms
• List of lishes
• Syllabic abbreviation

Notes

1. Animanga term refers to Japanese anime and manga, originally a trademark of Viz Media became genericized trademark after expired on October 28, 2016. ^[5]
2. Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).
3. Influence from googolplex.
4. Through the merger of Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki became Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
5. Sometimes Cianjur also included, became Jabodetabekjur or Jabodetabekpunjur. ^[49]

External links

• Wiktionary - English blends

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'Babelonagain" def.: (portmanteau of babel and pn again.) The language of a person who talks endless nonsense.Attribution: Mark Boles 04.28.25