Friday, March 19, 2010
Brunch, etc.
We love portmanteau words! Those are words that are formed when two separate words are brought to make one new one.
Don't = do + not
spork = spoon + fork
One of my (Chris) family's favorite ones has been
brunch = breakfast + lunch
I wish I could have that ever day!
Some others that I discovered (and was reminded about) from wikipedia the other day:
Spygate = regarding the 2007 New England Patriots spying incident
Billary = pejorative use of Bill + Hillary
Scrooge = Charles Dickens apparently crafted this from screw + gouge
What are some of your portmanteau words?
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