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a word that ate two other words and kept both stomachs.
means a new word formed by mashing the sounds and meanings of two existing words into one, like brunch or smog.
from french for a two-part traveling case (porter, to carry + manteau, cloak). lewis carroll borrowed it in through the looking-glass to describe words like slithy (slimy + lithe), packed like luggage with two meanings folded in.
carroll coined use1871, describing his own invented words
literal objectoriginally a hinged double-sided suitcase
modern examplesbrunch, smog, spork, blaxploitation
not a blendlinguists split hairs, but portmanteau usually wins