English would be so boring if it never changed. Portmanteaus are new words that are formed by joining two others and combining their meanings. See if you can guess which to words were combined to make these mashups:
- Muppet
- Ginormous
- Smog
- Brunch
- Brangelina
- Tanzania
- Malware
- Modem
- Netiquette
- Sexting
- Ezone
- Emoticon
- Skort.
- Breathalyzer
- Govenator
- Motel
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Does Brangelina count?
LOL, great stuff as always, love your site.
Remember Bennifer (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck)? Damn straight that counts!
Haha,
No I totally forgot about Bennifer.
Lol sexting, Just Saw a Law and Order SUV where sexting played a big role.
Let’s not forget Weinergate and sexting…..