portmanteau
Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteauMade by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
» In calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
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1 senses(attributive, not comparable)Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
Examples
4 sentencesIn calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.
ruSlacktivism — это контаминация, образованная словами slacker и activism. — Robertpaulson
deSlacktivism ist ein Kofferwort, das sich aus den Wörtern slacker und activism zusammensetzt. — MUIRIEL
French activists use the portmanteau "catholaïcité" for the fake secularism displayed by the French state.
My favorite Yiddish neologism is "faktazye" for science fiction, a portmanteau of the words for "fact" and "fantasy."
Origin
From Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“he carries”, third-person sinFrom Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“he carries”, third-person singular present indicative of porter (“to carry”)) + manteau (“coat”), literally “[that which] carries coat”.
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