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Portmanteau words and Blend – Literary Terms
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Blend:
A word is formed by combining two or more words, for example,
brunch (breakfast + lunch).
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Portmanteau words:
Words are coined by combining or "telescoping" two or more words in such a way that their meanings are also combined; sometimes called blends. Lewis Carroll originated the term to describe words he had invented. In Through the Looking-Glass, he has Humpty Dumpty explain to Alice that slithy means both “lithe" and "slimy," and thus "it's like a portmanteau (suitcase]—there are two meanings packed up into one word.” Other examples of Carroll's coinages are chortle (chuckle and snort), frumious (fuming and furious), and mimsy (flimsy and miserable). James Joyce makes frequent use of portmanteau words in Finnegans Wake, such as amuckst (amongst and amuck) and rugaby (rugby and rockabye). Some familiar examples in general use are brunch, smog, motel, splurge, and camporee.
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