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portmanteau word

port·man·teau·word

uncommon

noun

1.

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

  • “smog”
  • “smoke”
  • “fog”
  • “;”
  • “is a portmanteau word made by combining”
  • “and”
  • “";”
  • “is a well-known portmanteau”

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