list of portmanteaus
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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{{cite web |title=lorikeet |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lorikeet |website=Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary |access-date=8 February 2024 |language=en}}
= Hybrids =
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- cattalo, from cattle and buffalo
- donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
- llamanaco, from llama and guanaco{{cite journal |author1=Lescrauwaet Vandenabiile |author2=Anne-Cathèrine Marie Marc | title = Primera cruza interespecífica de Llama (Lama glama) y Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) como opción innovadora en la ganadería productiva de la Región de Magallanes, Chile | journal = Observatorio para la Innovación Silvoagropecuaria y la Cadena Agroalimentaria | date = 1 Oct 1997 | url = https://www.opia.cl/601/w3-article-1654.html | access-date=18 Nov 2021 }}
- wholphin, from whale and dolphin
- zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above
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= Mixed breeds =
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- cockapoo, from cocker spaniel and poodle (with influence from cockatoo)
- goldendoodle, from golden retriever and poodle ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle)
- Labradoodle, from Labrador retriever and poodle
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= Fictional =
- crocoduck, from crocodile and duck{{Cite book|title=Keywords for Children's Literature, Second Edition|editor1=Philip Nel|editor2=Lissa Paul|editor3=Nina Christensen|publisher=New York University Press|date=2021-01-12|isbn=9781479885435|doi=10.18574/nyu/9781479885435.001.0001|page=100|s2cid=250103127 }}
- Pajanimals, from pajamas and animals
Art, design, literature and entertainment
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- animanga, from anime and manga{{efn|Animanga term refers to Japanese anime and manga, originally a trademark of Viz Media became genericized trademark after expired on October 28, 2016.{{cite web|title=ANI-MANGA|url=https://opencorporates.com/statements/509526520|publisher=OpenCorporates|access-date=27 April 2025}}}}
- Bananagrams, from bananas and anagrams
- Japandi, Japanese and Scandi design
- mockumentary, from mock and documentary
- newscast, from news and broadcast
- nonebrity, from nonentity and celebrity{{Cite journal|author=Ian MacKenzie|title=Lexical innovation: cromulently embiggening a language|url=https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2014-n27-lexical-innovation-cromulently-embiggening-a-language|journal=Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses|number=27|date=2011-11-15|doi=10.14198/raei.2014.27.06|pages=91–105|doi-access=free|hdl=10045/46815|hdl-access=free}}
- reprography, from reproduce and photography
- sitcom, from situational comedy
- 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"{{cite news|title=Banksy-style pieces appear in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-58121178/|work=BBC News|date=2021-08-07|accessdate=2021-08-09}}
- Swasticar, from swastika and car
- travelogue, from travel and monologue
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=Fashion and apparel=
Cuisine
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- beefaroni, from beef and macaroni
- brunch, from breakfast and lunch
- Buffaranch, from Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing{{cite web|last=Pomranz|first=Mike|date=2021-03-29|title=Buffaranch and Sweet Ketchili Are Heinz's Latest Condiment Mashups to Hit U.S. Shelves|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/heinz-sauces-buffaranch-sweet-ketchili|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Food & Wine|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114024844/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/heinz-sauces-buffaranch-sweet-ketchili|url-status=dead}}
- Chipwich, from chocolate chip and ice cream sandwich
- Chocodile, from chocolate and crocodile
- cronut, from croissant and donut
- Floribbean, Floridian and Caribbean
- gizdodo, from gizzard and dodo (fried plantain)
- glutose, from glucose and fructose
- gooducken, from goose, duck, and chicken
- Hanch, from hot sauce and ranch dressing{{cite web|last=Pomranz|first=Mike|date=2021-03-19|title=Heinz Unveils 'Tarchup,' 'Wasabioli,' and 'Hanch' in Canada|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/heinz-tarchup-wasabioli-hanch-ketchup-sauces-canada|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Food & Wine|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114024843/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/heinz-tarchup-wasabioli-hanch-ketchup-sauces-canada|url-status=dead}}
- Honeyracha, from honey and sriracha{{cite web|last=Salaky|first=Kristin|date=2020-01-08|title=Exclusive: HoneyRacha Is The Heinz Condiment Mash-Up We've Been Waiting For|url=https://www.delish.com/food-news/a30432621/heinz-honeyracha-sauce/|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Delish.com|language=en}}
- Ketchili, from ketchup and sweet chili sauce
- Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/05/710169546/heinz-launches-kranch|last=Martin|first=Rachel|title=Heinz Launches 'Kranch'|date=5 April 2019|work=NPR|access-date=2019-04-07|language=en-US}}
- Lymon, from lime and lemon{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/columns/subliminal-ads-with-a-twist-of-lymon-1200337893/|title=Subliminal ads with a twist of lymon|last=Bing|first=Jonathan|date=June 12, 2006|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715172544/https://variety.com/2006/scene/columns/subliminal-ads-with-a-twist-of-lymon-1200337893/|url-status=live}}
- Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/26/ketchup-mustard-mayo-heinz-has-you-covered-past-150-years/3226256002/|last=Meyer|first=Zlati|title=Where's the best place to hit the Heinz? 7 fun facts as ketchup maker turns 150 this year|date=26 March 2019|work=USA Today|access-date=2019-03-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/bites/mayocue-mayomust-the-bad-sauces/|last=Tyeson|first=Cam|title=America Spits In Face Of Sauce Gods By Inventing "Mayocue" & "Mayomust"|date=3 June 2019|work=Pedestrian TV|access-date=2019-03-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/food/heinz-150th-anniversary-fun-facts-ketchup-chicago-worlds-fair-matt-leblanc/|last=Meyer|first=Zlati|title=Heinz turns 150: Some fun facts about the iconic ketchup maker|date=26 March 2019|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=2019-03-30|language=en-US}}
- Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard
- Mayoracha, from mayonnaise and sriracha{{cite web|last=Morillo|first=Alexis|date=2020-02-25|title=Heinz Is Reportedly Releasing A Mayoracha Sauce This Year That Combines Mayonnaise And Sriracha In One Handy Bottle|url=https://www.delish.com/food-news/a31098045/heinz-mayoracha-sauce/|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Delish.com|language=en}}
- quickle, from quick and pickle
- ricearoni, from rice and macaroni
- Tarchup, from tartar sauce and ketchup
- tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
- turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
- Wasabioli, from wasabi and aioli
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=Hybrids=
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- broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
- Brusselkale, from Brussels sprouts and kale
- caulini, from cauliflower and broccolini
- celtuce, from celery and lettuce
- citrange, from citron and orange
- citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
- citrumelo, from citrus and pommelo
- garlion, from garlic and onion
- 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{{Cite Merriam-Webster|parsnip}}{{Cite OED|parsnip}}{{Cite encyclopedia |url= https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/parsnip |dictionary= Lexico Dictionaries (Powered by Oxford) |title= parsnip |access-date= 2019-11-06 |archive-date= 2019-11-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191106212227/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/parsnip |url-status= dead }}{{Cite Dictionary.com|parsnip}}{{Cite OEtymD|parsnip}} (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)"
- topepo, from tomato and sweet pepper
- triticale, from Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye)
- yuzuquat, from yuzu and kumquat
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General
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- advergame, from advertising and game
- baffound, from baffle and confound
- balloonacy, from balloon and lunacy
- blizzaster, from blizzard and disaster
- boldacious, from bold and audacious
- brainiac, from brain and maniac
- burble, from bubble and gurgleCarroll, Lewis (2009) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass "Explanatory notes"; Editor: Hunt, Peter. OUP Oxford. p. 283. {{ISBN|0-19-955829-9}} References the Oxford English Dictionary (1530).Lewis Carroll, Letter to Maud Standen, December 1877
- cablegram, from cable and telegram
- carbage, from car and garbage
- Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike){{cite web |url=http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/when-is-a-pinarello-not-a-pinarello-when-it-is-a-chinarello/019438 |title=When is a Pinarello not a Pinarello? When it is a Chinarello {{!}} Bicycle Business {{!}} BikeBiz |website=www.bikebiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421092955/http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/when-is-a-pinarello-not-a-pinarello-when-it-is-a-chinarello/019438 |archive-date=2016-04-21}}
- chuggers, from charity and muggers
- complisult, from compliment and insult
- cosplay, from costume and play
- disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe
- drunkorexia, from drunk and anorexia
- dumbfound, from dumb and confound{{Cite Merriam-Webster|dumbfound}}
- electrocute, from electric and execute
- Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon, title of book
- flimmer, from flicker and glimmer
- flounder, from flounce and founder{{Cite Dictionary.com|flounder}} or founder and blunder{{Cite encyclopedia |url= https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/flounder |dictionary= Lexico Dictionaries (Powered by Oxford) |title= flounder |access-date= 2020-01-16 |archive-date= 2019-06-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190623040841/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/flounder |url-status= dead }}
- fluff, from flue and puff{{Cite Dictionary.com|fluff}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster|fluff}}
- foolosophy, from fool and philosophy
- glamping, from glamour and camping
- glasphalt, from glass and asphalt
- globesity, from global and obesity
- Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais){{cite web|title="Japanglish"|url=https://www.livinglanguage.com/community/discussion/243/japanglish|website=Living Language Expert Forums|publisher=Sakura|access-date=4 November 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Mace|first1=Lennie|title=JAPANGLISH ジャパングリッシュ dictionary & MORE|url=http://www.japanglish.org/|website=Japanglish|access-date=4 November 2017|language=en}}
- mangina, from man and vagina{{cite web |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/mens-rights-activists-meninism-mra-feminism |title=Men's Rights Activists are cave dwelling idiots | British GQ |access-date=2016-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020055230/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/mens-rights-activists-meninism-mra-feminism |archive-date=2017-10-20 |url-status=dead }}
- medevac, medical evacuation{{Cite web|url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medevac|title = Medevac| date=9 July 2024 |publisher = Merriam-Webster}}
- motel, from motor and hotel
- Movember, from moustache and November
- needcessity, from need and necessity
- phubbing, from phone and snubbinghttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/phubbing
- prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy){{Cite Merriam-Webster|prissy}}
- scribacious, from scribe and loquacious
- ringxiety, from ring and anxiety
- sexcellent, from sex and excellent{{Cite book|author=Maciej Widawski|title=African American Slang A Linguistic Description|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/african-american-slang/forms/611EAC5066BE382A5F2AB112C2641F92|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=March 2015|isbn=9781139696562|doi=10.1017/CBO9781139696562|chapter=Forms|page=53}}
- sexting, from sex and texting
- shamateur, from sham and amateur
- shiksappeal, from shiksa and appeal
- simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting
- slimsy, from slim and flimsy{{Cite Merriam-Webster|slimsy}}
- slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll)
- smog, from smoke and fog{{cite book|title=Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future|author=Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A|pages=220–225|url=https://hal-hprints.archives-ouvertes.fr/hprints-01794187/document|isbn=978-5-7057-5026-9|year=2016|place=Volgograd|publisher=Uchitel Publishing House|chapter=Social and Economic Background of Blending|chapter-url=https://www.socionauki.ru/upload/socionauki.ru/book/files/globalistics_and_globalization_studies_5_en/220-225.pdf}}
- smothercate, from smother and suffocate
- Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon
- solemncholy, from solemn and melancholy
- splatter, from splash and spatter
- squarson, from squire and parson
- squirl, from squiggle and twirl or whirl
- stash, from store or stow and cache
- staycation, from stay and vacation
- telethon, from television and marathon
- transbian, from transgender and lesbian{{cite journal |last1=Blain |first1=Virginia |date=January 2004 |title=Queer Empathy: or, Reading/Writing the Queer in Victorian Poetry |journal=Literature Compass |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=** |doi=10.1111/j.1741-4113.2004.00059.x}}
- twirl, from twist and whirl{{Cite Dictionary.com|twirl}}{{Cite OEtymD|twirl}}
- twunk, from twink and hunk{{Cite web |date=2019-12-06 |title="TWUNK": Here's What This Word Really Means |url=https://linguaholic.com/linguablog/the-word-twunk-demystified/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |language=en-US |website=Linguaholic.com}}{{Cite web |last=L. Maki |first=Justin |date=2017 |title=Gay Subculture Identification: Training Counselors to Work With Gay Men |url=https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/vistas/by-subject2/vistas-group-counseling/docs/default-source/vistas/gay-subculture-identification |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.counseling.org |archive-date=2022-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601124330/https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/vistas/by-subject2/vistas-group-counseling/docs/default-source/vistas/gay-subculture-identification |url-status=dead }}
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Internet and computing
- brogrammer, from bro and programmer{{cite news|last=MacMillan|first=Douglas|title=The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-01/the-rise-of-the-brogrammer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304081438/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-01/the-rise-of-the-brogrammer|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2012|access-date=8 January 2014|newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=1 March 2012}}
- emoticon, from emotion and icon{{cite book |last1=Zimmerly |first1=Arlene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eT4BNoGdRHcC |title=Computer Connections: Projects and Applications, Student Edition |last2=Jaehne |first2=Julie |publisher=McGraw-Hill Education |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-07-861399-9 |quote=Emoticon: An acronym for emotion icon, a small icon composed of punctuation characters that indicate how an e-mail message should be interpreted (that is, the writer's mood).}}{{Page needed|date=October 2021}}
- listicle, from list and article
- machinima, from machine and cinema{{cite report |last=Lowood |first=Henry |editor1-last=McPherson |editor1-first=Tara |date=30 November 2007 |title=Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected |chapter=Found technology: Players as Innovators in the making of machinima |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=9780262633598 |oclc=
956324397 |doi=10.1162/dmal.9780262633598.165 |page=183 |doi-broken-date=2024-11-02 |hdl=20.500.12657/26087 |hdl-access=free|url=https://issuelab.org/resources/843/843.pdf}}
- spamouflage, from spam and camouflage
- Pokémon, from pocket and monster
- textonym, from text and synonym
- vortal, from vertical and portal
- Microsoft, from microcomputer and software{{Cite web |last=Johanns |first=Kate |date=2018-01-05 |title=The Origin of the Name "Microsoft" |url=https://smartermsp.com/tech-time-warp-origin-microsoft/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Smarter MSP |language=en-US}}
Organizations and companies
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- Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston{{efn|Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).}}
- Amtrak, from American and track
- Bapes, from bathing and ape
- Calutron, from California University Cyclotron
- Citizendium, from Citizens' Compendium
- Conservapedia, from conservative and Wikipedia
- 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){{efn|Influence from googolplex.}}
- 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
- 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{{efn|Through the merger of Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki became Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.}}
- 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
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Places
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- 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{{efn|Sometimes Cianjur also included, became Jabodetabekjur or Jabodetabekpunjur.{{cite web|title=Ini Penjelasan Mendagri Soal Lahirnya Kota 'Jabodetabekjur'|url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20240314090100-4-521819/ini-penjelasan-mendagri-soal-lahirnya-kota-jabodetabekjur|last=Rachman|first=Arrijal|publisher=CNBC Indonesia|language=id|date=14 March 2024|access-date=31 March 2023}}}}
- 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{{cite web|last=Wainwright|first=Oliver|date=2019-10-21|title=Welcome to Manc-hattan: how the city sold its soul for luxury skyscrapers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/21/welcome-to-manc-hattan-how-the-city-sold-its-soul-for-luxury-skyscrapers |access-date=2023-07-17|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
- 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
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Politics
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- agitprop, from agitation and propaganda
- beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
- Cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
- copaganda, from cop and propaganda
- democrazy, from democracy and crazy{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780195304473/page/91/mode/1up?q=democrazy |url-access=registration |title=The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang |last=Barrett |first=Grant |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=91 |isbn=9780195304473}}
- Demoncrat, from demon and Democrat
- Eracism, from erase and racism
- feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
- Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUDBgYodIE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/YcUDBgYodIE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |title=Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer |others=TED-Ed|date=25 October 2012 }}{{cbignore}}
- 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{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1086709135/russia-ukraine-war-military-terms-lingo-phrases | title=The war in Ukraine has reintroduced these words and phrases into our vocabulary | website=NPR | date=21 March 2022 | last1=Chappell | first1=Bill }}
- Rashism, from Russia and fascism
- Republicant, from Republican and can't
- Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
- squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy
- Trumponomics, from Donald Trump and economics (see Reaganomics)
- Trumpster diving, from Donald Trump and dumpster diving
- Trumpster fire, from Donald Trump and dumpster fire
- warphans from war and orphans
- wikiality, from Wikipedia and reality
- Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta
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= Economics =
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- 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)
- 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
- tipflation, from tipping and inflation
- tokenomics, from token and economics
- Trumpflation, from Donald Trump and inflation
- Trumpcession, from Donald Trump and recession
- Trumpression, from Donald Trump and depression
- Trussonomics, from Liz Truss and economics
- Volfefe index, from volatility and covfefe
- Orbanomics, from Viktor Orbán and economics
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= Movements =
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- 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
- Qultists, from QAnon and cultists
- 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
- Trumpanzees, from Donald Trump and chimpanzees
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Sciences
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- 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
- atomaniac, from atom and maniac
- biomarker, from biological and marker
- bionics, from biology and electronics
- botox, from botulinum and toxin{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Meghan |date=27 May 2022 |title=18 Portmanteau Words You Never Thought Of |publisher=Reader's Digest |location=Pleasantville NY |url=https://www.rd.com/article/portmanteau-words/ |access-date=21 December 2023}}
- brinicle, from brine and icicle
- caplet, from capsule and tablet{{cite magazine | last=Safire | first=William | date=1986-03-09 | title=On Language; The Caplet Solution | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/09/magazine/on-language-the-caplet-solution.html | magazine=The New York Times | access-date=2017-12-06}}
- carborundum, from carbon and corundum
- 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{{cite journal|vauthors=Yang Z, Liu B, Su J, Liao J, Lin C, Oka Y |title=Cryptochromes Orchestrate Transcription Regulation of Diverse Blue Light Responses in Plants|journal=Photochemistry and Photobiology|volume=39|issue=1|date=12 Nov 2016|pages=112–127|pmid=27861972|doi=10.1111/php.12663|pmc=6167254}}
- 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
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
- genome, from gene and chromosome{{cite web|title=definition of Genome in Oxford dictionary|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/genome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301022342/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/genome|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2014|access-date=25 March 2014}}{{Cite OED|genome}}{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/genome |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824013743/https://www.lexico.com/definition/genome |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |title=genome |dictionary=Lexico UK English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press}}{{Cite OEtymD|genome}}
- geofact, from geological and artifact
- gleeking, from sublingual gland and leaking
- glocalization, from globalization and local
- glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
- grism, from grating and prism
- guesstimate, from guess and estimate
- Henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus
- hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite
- 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
- Nastronaut, from NASA and astronaut
- 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{{Cite Merriam-Webster|prion}}{{Cite Dictionary.com|prion}}
- 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
- spunnel, from Space (astrophysics) and Tunnel, aka "Worm Hole"
- sporabola, from spore and parabola
- 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
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Sports and fitness
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- athleisure, from athletic and leisure
- boxercise, from boxing and exercise
- dancercise, from dancing and exercise
- Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
- exercycle, from exercise and bicycle
- flymph, from fly (fishing) and nymph
- frolf, from frisbee and golf
- gun fu, from gun and kung fu
- gymcel, from gym and incel
- 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{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/09/06/what-does-scorigami-mean/|title=What Does Scorigami Mean in the NFL and Where Does It Come From?|language=en-GB|date=September 6, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2022|work=HITC|first1=Joshua|last1=Rogers|location=United Kingdom}}
- SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray{{Cite news|last=Maine|first=D'Arcy|title=Arise, 'Serandy'! Serena, Murray pairing puts all eyes on mixed doubles|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27114133/arise-serandy-serena-murray-pairing-puts-all-eyes-mixed-doubles|date=July 3, 2019|access-date=November 18, 2021}}
- slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches)
- snuba, from snorkel and scuba
- squipper, from survival, equipment, and fitter
- TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing
- twi-night, from twilight and night
- wallyball, from wall and volleyball
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See also
Notes
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References
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