- literary-devices.com portmanteau/Examples of portmanteau: Brunch – This word is a combination of “breakfast” and “lunch,” and refers to a meal that is eaten in the late morning or early afternoon.
- toppandigital.com translation-blog/portmanteau-…A portmanteau is a linguistic blend that occurs when the sounds, spellings and meanings of two words are combined to make a new one.
- collinsdictionary.com dictionary/english/…the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues. Also called: portmantle. Collins English Dictionary.
- ginsengenglish.com blog/portmanteau-wordsFirst, let's define portmanteau. A portmanteau word is a words that is made by combining two other words.
- thoughtco.com portmanteau-word-1691644"Smirting is a portmanteau word, formed by packing parts of two words together to create another, combining the sense of each."
- dailywritingtips.com portmanteau-words/These are called “portmanteau” words. The word “portmanteau” originally meant a sort of large traveling bag.
- freethesaurus.com portmanteauTulkinghorn says nothing, but stands, ever, near the old portmanteau. "In the first place, here's an old portmanteau, sir," says Snagsby.
- twitter.com PortmanteauMSC...starts this evening with singer/songwriter guitarist Sam Jefferson from 6-7pm followed by horn heavy, Funk, Soul, HipHop 9 piece Portmanteau from 9.30pm.
- academicmode.com portmanteau/Portmanteau Definition Portmanteau is a literary device in which two or more words are joined together to coined a new word relating to a single concept.
- blog.writeathome.com index.php/2012/02/…Lewis Caroll gets credit for the linguistic term portmanteau. In his Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty explains the poem “Jabberwocky” to Alice