List of portmanteau words

General

affluenza, from affluence and influenza

anacronym, from anachronism and acronym[citation needed]
anecdata, from anecdote and data
Amerind peoples, from American and indigenous peoples
Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
avionics, from aviation and electronics
backronym, from backwards and acronym
banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
bankster, from banker and gangster
beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
bicurious, from bisexual and curious
blaccent, from black and accent used of non-blacks who try to sound black
blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
bleen, from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox)
bodacious, from bold and audacious was made popular during the 80's.
Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
brainiac, from brain and maniac
breathalyzer, from breath and analyzer
bromance, from brother and romance
brony, from brother and pony - the fanbase for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
brostache, from brother and mustache an app created by GEICO for a commercial
brunch, from breakfast and lunch
camcorder, from camera and recorder
carjack, from car and hijack
celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
cheeseburger, from cheese and hamburger
chillax, from chill and relax
chuggers, from charity and muggers
Chunnel, from Channel and tunnel.
chavtastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a
'fantastic chav')
Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais)
chortle, from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll)
clopen, from closed and open
cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
coopetition, from cooperation and competition
cremains, from cremate and remains
cryptex, from cryptology and codex
cyberdelic, from cybernetics and psychedelic
cyberpunk, from cybernetics and punk
cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
Diamat, from Dialectical Materialism
digerati, from digital and literati
digipeater, from digital and repeater
Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
edutainment, from education and entertainment
faction, from fact and fiction
fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
 femdom, from female and dominance
feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
fertigate, from fertilize and irrigate
foon, from fork and spoon (see spork, below)
flavorite, from flavor and favorite
fluidram, from fluid and dram
Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish)
frankenfood, from Frankenstein and food
Frappuccino, from frapp and cappuccino
fracket, a jacket worn to a fraternity[1]
fratire, from fraternity and satire
frenemy, from friend and enemy
fugly, from fuck and ugly
gaydar, from gay and radar
Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
greenwash, from green and whitewash
grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
guesstimate, from guess and estimate
guitarlin, combination musical instrument of a guitar and mandolinu
guyliner, from a guy and eyeliner, a guy who wears eyeliner
hasbian, from has been and lesbian
hamwich, a ham sandwich
homoerotic, from homosexual and erotic
imagineering, from imagination and engineering
irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
jcrewpon, from jcrew and coupon
jeggings, from jeans and leggings
jorts, from jeans and shorts
keytar, from keyboard and guitar
kidult, from kid and adult
linner, from lunch and dinner
lupper, from lunch and supper
manbag, from man and handbag
mangina, from man and vagina
manscaping, from man and landscaping
mathlete, from math and athlete
mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
meld, from melt and weld
Merkozy, from (Angela) Merkel and (Nicolas) Sarkozy
metrosexual, from metropolitan and heterosexual
mizzle, form mist and drizzle
mobeload, from mobile and upload
mobisode, from mobile (phone) and episode
mockney, from mock and Cockney
mocktail, from mock and cocktail
mockumentary, from mock and documentary
moobs, from man and boobs
moped, from motor and pedal
motel, from motor and hotel
murse, from man and purse
napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
newscast, from news and broadcast
nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
 paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti
Monster.
p'zone (food), from pizza and calzone (popularized by Pizza Hut)[citation needed]
Plarn, from plastic bags and yarn
plumcot, a fruit hybrid of a plum and apricot
Plytanium, brand of plywood from titanium and plywood
posistor, from positive and thermistor
positron, from positive and electron
prangry, from pregnant and angry
prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
radome, from radar and dome
redox, from reduction and oxidation
rockumentary, from rock and documentary (also mockumentary, from mock and documentary)
scromlette, from scrambled eggs and omelette
serpantaln, (French) from serpent and pantaln
sexercise, from sex and exercise
sexpert, from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice about sex and sexual matters)
sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
sexting, from sex and texting
shart, from shit and fart
simulcasting, from simultaneous and broadcasting
skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
skyjack, from sky and jacklift
smog, from smoke and fog
snark, from snide and remark
snatiation. from sneeze and satiation
soundscape, from sound and landscape
Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais)
spork, from spoon and fork
squiggle, from squirm and wiggle
stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
staycation, from stay and vacation
surfactant, from surface active agent
swapportunity, from swap and opportunity an opportunity to swap
swaption, from swap and option
tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
televangelist, from television and evangelist
terrist, from Terra and terrorist
thermistor, from thermal and resistor
threepeat, from three and repeat
tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
toonie, from two and loonie
transponder, from transmitter and responder
turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
urinalysis, from urine and analysis
vomitrocious, from vomit and atrocious
vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
vitamin, from vital and amine
wigger, from white and nigger
woon, from wooden and spoon (flat wooden things for eating dished ice cream)
yestergay, from yesterday and gay
Internet and computing

alphanumeric, from alphabetic and numeric

ASCIIbetical, from ASCII and alphabetical
balun, from balanced and unbalanced
bit, from binary and digit
blog, from web and log
brogrammer, from brother and programmer
codec, from coder and decoder
Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
datacasting, from data and broadcasting
digerati, from digital and literati
emoticon, from emotion and icon
freeware, from free and software
Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
Jython, from Java and Python
knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
malware, from malicious and softwarehic
mothic,from mod and gothic
mozilla, from "mosaic killer" + godzilla
modem, from modulator and demodulator
nanotech, from nano and technology
netizen, from (Inter)net and citizen
netiquette, from (Inter)net and etiquette (similarly, wikiquette)
pixel, from picture and element
podcast, from iPod and broadcast
qubit, from quantum and bit
serdes, from serialize and deserialize
shareware, from share and software
skype, from Sky and peer-to-peer
spamdexing, from spam and indexing
sporgery, from spam and forgery
sysop, from system and operator
sysadmin, from system and administrator
transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
treap, from tree and heap
voxel, from volume and pixel
vlog, from video and blog
webcast, from World Wide Web and broadcast
webinar, from World Wide Web and seminar
webisode, from World Wide Web and episode
Wintel, from Windows and Intel
Marketing

advertainment, from advertising and entertainment

advertorial, from advertising and editorial
biopic, from biographical and motion picture
cineplex, from cinema and complex (building)
docudrama, from documentary and drama
docusoap, from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama)
dramedy, from drama and comedy
edutainment, from education and entertainment
infomercial, from information and commercial
infotainment, from information and entertainment
multiplex, from multiple and complex - this word has a different meaning in telecommunications
shockumentary, from documentary and shock

Art, literature and entertainment

Turbriskafil, A mix of the words turkey, brisket and gelfite fish, from The TV show The Big Bang
Theory. It's a dish that Howard Wolowitz's mother makes every Thanksgiving.
Animatrix, from animated and Matrix
arf, from art and caf
Bollywood, from Bombay and Hollywood
Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
britcom, from British and comedy (see also: sitcom)
californication, from California and fornication
cassingle, from cassette and single
cosplay, from costume and play
dramedy, from drama and comedy
dubtitle, from dub and subtitle, for subtitles transcribed, from dubbed soundtrack, especially in anime
fanon, from fan and canon
Kripkenstein, from Kripke and Wittgenstein, coined to describe a philosophical position that Kripke
argued one could read into Wittgenstein's work, but which neither he nor Wittgenstein accepted.
literotica, from literature and erotica
machinima, from machine and cinema
mockumentary, from mock and documentary
Orgasmatron, from orgasm and electron(ic) - from Woody Allen's Sleeper
Policenauts, from police and astronaut
Pornograffitti, from the 1990 album by the band Extreme.
prequel, from pre- and sequel
Proasheck, from pro, as ,and heck
Religulous, from religion and ridiculous
sacrilicious, from sacrilege and delicious, used by Homer Simpson
scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
sitcom, from situational and comedy (related(?): SITCOM as backronym, meaning 'Single Income, Two
Children, Oppressive Mortgage')
slurve, form slider and curve (baseball pitches)
smark, from smart and mark - professional wrestling slang for fans who recognize the scripted nature of
the business, but still enjoy the in-ring entertainment
spork, a spoon and a fork
streetball, from street and basketball
TomKat, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Waluigi, from Japanese warui (bad) and the name Luigi.
Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario.
Organizations and companies

Accenture, from accent and future (accent on the future)

Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston. First spelled "Alsthom", the h is removed in 2008 (the
company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time)
Amtrak, from American and track
Bakerloo Line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, coined by London's Evening News in 1906.
Carborundum, from carbon and corundum
Cinedigm, from a new paradigm in cinema
Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
Comcast, from communication and broadcast
Compaq, from compatibility and quality
CONMEBOL, from Confederacin Sudamericana de Ftbol (Spanish for "South American Football
Confederation")
CONELRAD
ConDem, from Conservative and Democrats. A collective name for the 2010 UK coalition government
between the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat Party
Copa, from compania and Panamena
Debian, from founder Ian Murdock and his wife Debra
Edexcel, from educational and excellence
FedEx, from the company's original name, Federal Express
Fluidrive, from fluid and drive
Groupon, from group and coupon
Intel, from integrated and electronics
Latam, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
Mattel, from founders names Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler
Microsoft, from microcomputer and software
Mitel, from founders names Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews and Lawnmowers after the
company's original business plan
Travelocity, from travel and velocity
Palmolive, from palm and olive
Pinterest, from pin and interest
Prevacid, from prevent and acid
Sony, from sonus (Latin for sound) and sonny (slang for youngster)
Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
Waitrose, from founders' names Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia

Animal

beefalo, from beef and buffalo (progeny of)

Brangus, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle (progeny of)
geep, from goat and sheep (progeny of)
sheeple, from sheep and people
Labradoodle, from Labrador Retriever and Poodle
liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below
tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of tiger and lioness) cf. liger above
turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken (a culinary dish)
zeedonk, from zebra and donkey (progeny of)
wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo
wholphin, from whale and dolphin
Places

Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Budapest, from Buda and Pest
Calexico, from California and Mexico
Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
Czechoslovakia, from Czech and Slovakia
Delmar, from Delaware and Maryland
Delmarva Peninsula, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
Florala, from Florida and Alabama
Marydel, from Maryland and Delaware
Mexicali, from Mexico and California
Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
Monterey, from the Spanish words "monte" (hill) and "rey" (king)
Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana
Texmex, from Texas & Mexico (generally a reference to a type of food)

Others

austerical, from austerity and hysterical

Boxrec, from boxing and records
Chokebreaker, from chokeslam and backbreaker
tomacco, from tomato and tobacco
workaholic, from work and alcoholic