portmanteau word

Noun
  1. A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings (synset 106299307)
    "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
    domain member usage:
    • motel - a motor hotel
    • brunch - combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
    • shopaholic - a compulsive shopper
    • workaholic - person with a compulsive need to work
    • smog, smogginess - air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
    • dandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
    is a type of: coinage, neologism, neology - a newly invented word or phrase
    same as: blend, portmanteau

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