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What (who) is portmanteau - definition
Portmanteau
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WORD BLENDING THE SOUNDS AND COMBINING THE MEANINGS OF TWO OR MORE OTHERS
Frankenword; Portmanteu; Portmanteaus; Mot-valise; Grammatical blend; Hybrid pun; Portmantuea; Portmantuae; Portmonteau; List of hybrid word puns used in pop culture; Portemanteau; Portmanteau word (version 2); Portmanteau word; Wombination; Name-mashing; Name-meshing; Portmanteauitaric; Portmanteaux; Portmandeau; Billary; Portmanteau (word); Mashup (combination word)
·noun A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, ·etc., on journeys.
portmanteau
WORD BLENDING THE SOUNDS AND COMBINING THE MEANINGS OF TWO OR MORE OTHERS
Frankenword; Portmanteu; Portmanteaus; Mot-valise; Grammatical blend; Hybrid pun; Portmantuea; Portmantuae; Portmonteau; List of hybrid word puns used in pop culture; Portemanteau; Portmanteau word (version 2); Portmanteau word; Wombination; Name-mashing; Name-meshing; Portmanteauitaric; Portmanteaux; Portmandeau; Billary; Portmanteau (word); Mashup (combination word)
n.
Valise, travelling bag.
portmanteau
WORD BLENDING THE SOUNDS AND COMBINING THE MEANINGS OF TWO OR MORE OTHERS
Frankenword; Portmanteu; Portmanteaus; Mot-valise; Grammatical blend; Hybrid pun; Portmantuea; Portmantuae; Portmonteau; List of hybrid word puns used in pop culture; Portemanteau; Portmanteau word (version 2); Portmanteau word; Wombination; Name-mashing; Name-meshing; Portmanteauitaric; Portmanteaux; Portmandeau; Billary; Portmanteau (word); Mashup (combination word)
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¦ noun (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux -??z)
1. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.
2. [as modifier] consisting of two or more parts, aspects, or qualities: a portmanteau movie.
Origin
C16: from Fr. portemanteau, from porter 'carry' + manteau 'mantle'.
Wikipedia
Portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsGarner's Modern American Usage , p. 644.
Examples of use of portmanteau
1. He discards policies and defines himself as a portmanteau of values.
2. The gentlemans portmanteau had been forced open between London and Carlisle and the diamond pin abstracted.
3. Throw in a machete–wielding Zulu avenger and a serial killer called "the G–String Strangler" and you‘ve got a portmanteau drama that makes City of God look like Dynasty.
4. But blockbuster fans will not be disappointed at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, with extravaganzas including Terry Gilliam‘s maximalist "The Brothers Grimm". Also screening on Thursday, though out of competition, is "All the Invisible Children", a portmanteau film collating seven moving stories on the plight of children by eight directors, including Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee and Ridley Scott.
5. As part of the portmanteau of royal prerogative powers, it was inherited by the prime minister and cabinet when monarchical rule was neutered in 1688 – and used by Neville Chamberlain to declare war on Hitlerite Germany (on behalf of the entire empire!) in 1'3'. But it‘s tricky.