squeezed + pinched
Snort and giggle
banged and loud makes up blanged
No, but it seems that someone's invented it now. Like "ginormous," this seems to be a portmanteau, a new word created by combining parts of old words.
The spelling fabulicious is a slang term meaning exquisite, a portmanteau of the words "fabulous" and "delicious."(It is not a formal English word.)
A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of 'malapropism' and 'portmanteau'.A malamanteau is a neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau.A word defined to infuriate Wikipedia editors
Squeeze and Pinch
its called portmanteau , meaning two words that have combined to make one. like ginormous > gigantic and enormous portmanteau is a french word. but used in English...hope that helps
"bland"+"banged"=Blanged
A portmanteau is a large suitcase. By extension, a portmanteau word is one that packs two meanings into one word: brunch (breakfast and lunch); smog (smoke and fog); slithy (slippery and lithe); slanguage (slang and language) Portmanteau words are also called "blend words" and "telescope words."
Nescafe
The term "portmanteau" is a portmanteau itself, derived from the French words "porter" (to carry) and "manteau" (coat). It originally referred to a suitcase with two compartments, symbolizing the blending of two meanings into one word. In linguistics, it describes a word formed by combining parts of two different words, such as "brunch" (breakfast + lunch).
No, "webcam" is not a portmanteau. A portmanteau is a linguistic blend of words where parts of multiple words are combined to create a new word with a single meaning. "Webcam" is a compound word, which is formed by combining two complete words, "web" and "camera," to create a new word with a combined meaning related to a camera connected to the internet for video communication.
Glimmer
A portmanteau word belongs to the category of word formation, specifically blending, where two words are combined to create a new word with a combined meaning.
The word velcro is a portmanteau of the words "velours" and "crochet".
Flare
In the book The Watson's Go to Birmingham the toilet is glugging after one of the kids tries to flush a bunch of stuff. I think that it is a combo of gurgle and plug............... Isn't "glugging" an example of onomatopoeia (a word that sounds as it means, like POP or SPLAT)? Why should it be a portmanteau word at all?