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This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Wiktionary has a category on English blends.

Animals

lorikeet, from lory and parakeet^[1]

Hybrids

cattalo, from cattle and buffalo^[2]
donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
llamanaco, from llama and guanaco^[3]
wholphin, from whale and dolphin^[2]
zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above^[2]

Cats

leopon, from leopard and lion^[2]
liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below^[2]
tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above^[2]

Mixed breeds

Dogs

Main article: List of dog crossbreeds

cockapoo, from cocker spaniel and poodle^[2] (with influence from cockatoo)
goldendoodle, from golden retriever and poodle ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle)
Labradoodle, from Labrador retriever and poodle

Fictional

crocoduck, from crocodile and duck^[4]

Art, literature and entertainment

animanga, from anime and manga^[a]
disasterpiece, from disaster and masterpiece^[6]
mockumentary, from mock and documentary^[2]
newscast, from news and broadcast^[7]
nonebrity, from nonentity and celebrity^[8]
reprography, from reproduce and photography^[2]
sitcom, from situational comedy^[7]
Spraycation, from vacation and spraypainting coined by the anonymous English Street artist Banksy for the title of his summer 2021 series of works "A Great British Spraycation"^[9]

Fashion and apparel

crossplay, from crossdressing and cosplay^[10]
jeggings, from jeans and leggings^[2]

Cuisine

brunch, from breakfast and lunch^[7]
Buffaranch, from Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing^[11]
glutose, from glucose and fructose^[2]
gooducken, from goose, duck, and chicken
Hanch, from hot sauce and ranch dressing^[12]
Honeyracha, from honey and sriracha^[13]
Ketchili, from ketchup and sweet chili sauce^[11]
Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing^[14]
Lymon, from lime and lemon^[15]
Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue^[16]^[17]^[18]
Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard^[16]^[17]^[18]
Mayoracha, from mayonnaise and sriracha^[19]
Tarchup, from tartar sauce and ketchup^[12]
tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
Wasabioli, from wasabi and aioli^[12]

Hybrids

broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
Brusselkale, from Brussels sprouts and kale
caulini, from cauliflower and broccolini
celtuce, from celery and lettuce
citrange, from citron and orange^[2]
citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
citrumelo, from citrus and pommelo
garlion, from garlic and onion^[2]
Grāpple, from grape and apple
Kinnow, from 'King' (Citrus nobilis) and 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa)
lemonquat, from lemon and kumquat
limequat, from Key lime and kumquat
mandelo, from mandarin orange and pommelo
orangequat, from orange and kumquat
parsnip, from Pastinaca and turnip^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24] (though often confused with parsley root leftover after the leaves and stems have been snipped)
peacherine, from peach and nectarine
peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
pineberry, from pineapple and strawberry
pluot, from plum and apricot
pomato, from potato and tomato
procimequat, from primitive Hong Kong kumquat and limequat
sunchoke, from sunflower and artichoke
tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
tomacco, from tomato and tobacco, coined on The Simpsons, "E-i-e-i-(Annoyed Grunt)"
topepo, from tomato and sweet pepper
triticale, from Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye)
yuzuquat, from yuzu and kumquat

General

advergame, from advertising and game^[2]
baffound, from baffle and confound^[2]
balloonacy, from balloon and lunacy^[2]
blizzaster, from blizzard and disaster^[2]
boldacious, from bold and audacious^[2]
brainiac, from brain and maniac^[7]
burble, from bubble and gurgle^[25]^[26]
cablegram, from cable and telegram^[2]
carbage, from car and garbage^[2]
Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike)^[27]
chuggers, from charity and muggers^[2]
complisult, from compliment and insult^[2]
cosplay, from costume and play^[7]
disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe^[2]
drunkorexia, from drunk and anorexia
dumbfound, from dumb and confound^[28]
electrocute, from electric and execute^[7]
Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon^[2]
flimmer, from flicker and glimmer^[2]
flounder, from flounce and founder^[29] or founder and blunder^[30]
fluff, from flue and puff^[31]^[32]
foolosophy, from fool and philosophy^[2]
glamping, from glamour and camping^[2]
glasphalt, from glass and asphalt^[2]
globesity, from global and obesity^[2]
Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais)^[33]^[34]
mangina, from man and vagina^[35]
motel, from motor and hotel^[7]
Movember, from moustache and November^[2]
needcessity, from need and necessity^[2]
prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy)^[36]
scribacious, from scribe and loquacious^[2]
sexcellent, from sex and excellent^[37]
sexting, from sex and texting^[2]
shamateur, from sham and amateur^[2]
shiksappeal, from shiksa and appeal
simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting^[2]
slimsy, from slim and flimsy^[38]
slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll)^[2]
smog, from smoke and fog^[2]
smothercate, from smother and suffocate^[2]
Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon^[2]
solemncholy, from solemn and melancholy^[2]
splatter, from splash and spatter^[7]
squarson, from squire and parson^[2]
squirl, from squiggle and twirl or whirl^[2]
stash, from store or stow and cache^[7]
staycation, from stay and vacation^[2]
telethon, from television and marathon^[7]
transbian, from transgender and lesbian^[39]
twirl, from twist and whirl^[40]^[41]
twunk, from twink and hunk^[42]^[43]

Internet and computing

brogrammer, from bro and programmer^[44]
listicle, from list and article^[7]
machinima, from machine and cinema^[45]
Pokémon, from pocket and monster^[7]
textonym, from text and synonym^[2]
vortal, from vertical and portal^[2]
Microsoft, from microcomputer and software^[46]
upsert, from insert and update^[47]

Organizations and companies

Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston^[b]
Amtrak, from American and track
Bapes, from bathing and ape
Calutron, from California University Cyclotron
Citizendium, from Citizens' Compendium
Conservapedia, from conservative and Wikipedia
Dash (cryptocurrency), from Digital and Cash
Ecosia, from ecology and Acacia
Edexcel, from educational and excellence
Emergen-C, from emergency and vitamin C
Extell, from excellence and intelligence
Froogle, from frugal and Google
Fruitopia, from fruit and utopia
Fudgsicle, from fudge and popsicle
Funimation, from fun and animation
Garmin, from Gary Burrell and Min Kao
Googleplex, from Google and complex (meaning a complex of buildings)^[c]
Groupon, from group and coupon
Ideanomics, from idea and economics
Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering
LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new")
Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California
Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid
Medicare, from medicine/medical and care
Netflix, from internet and flicks (slang for movie)
Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon
Pinterest, from pin and interest
Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri
Popsicle, from lollipop and icicle^[7]
Qualcomm, from Quality and Communications
RuPay, from rupee and payment
Rustoleum, from rust and linoleum
Spotify, from spot and identify
Teletoon, from television and cartoon
Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami
Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki^[d]
Travelocity, from travel and velocity
Triscuit, from electricity and biscuit
Venezuelanalysis, from Venezuela and analysis
Verizon, from veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
Victorinox, from Victoria (the company founder's mother) and inox (stainless steel)
Unilever, from Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers
Wikimedia, from Wikipedia and media
Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
Yelp, from yellow pages and help
Yosicle, from yogurt and popsicle

Places

Main article: List of geographic portmanteaus

AfPak, from Afghanistan and Pakistan
Afrabia, from Africa and Arabia
Afro-Eurasia, from Africa, Europe, and Asia
Arlandria, from Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA
Australasia, from Australia and Asia
Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Birome, from Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, landowners
BosWash, from Boston and Washington, D.C.
Brockton, from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton
Calexico, from California and Mexico
Calistoga, from California and Saratoga
Canwood, from Canadian woodlands
Chambana, from Champaign and Urbana
Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
Chindia, from China and India
Chiraq, from Chicago and Iraq
Chimerica, from China and America
Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
Czechoslovakia, from Czechia and Slovakia
Dalworthington Gardens, a city in north Texas, from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington
Delmarva, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
Delran Township, from the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek
Donbas, from Donets coal basin
Eurabia, from Europe and Arabia
Eurasia, from Europe and Asia
Fairborn, from Fairfield and Osborn
Gerbangkertasusila, from Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Lamongan
Glenbard, from Glen Ellyn and Lombard
Harvey Cedars, from harvest and cedars
Hillcrest, from Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest
Hollansburg, from Hollaman and Harland, landowners
Hotlanta, from hot and Atlanta
Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
Jabodetabek, from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi^[e]
Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
Kanorado, from Kansas And Colorado
Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
Kentuckiana, from Kentucky and Indiana
Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
Manchattan, from Manchester and Manhattan^[49]
Mexicali, from Mexico and California
Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
NyLon (the concept, not the plastic), from New York City and London
Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong
Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Poictesme, from the two French towns Poitiers and Angoulême, used in a number of novels by James Branch Cabell
Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
Senegambia, from Senegal and Gambia
Stravenue, from street and avenue
Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Taxachusetts, from taxation and Massachusetts
Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana
Texoma, from Texas and Oklahoma
The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
Vansterdam, from Vancouver and Amsterdam
WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
Willowick, from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks

Politics

agitprop, from agitation and propaganda
beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
Cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization^[2]
copaganda, from cop and propaganda
Demoncrat, from demon and Democrat
Eracism, from erase and racism
feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander^[50]^[2]
kayaktivism, from kayaks and activism
Merkozy, from Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
Obamacare, from Barack Obama and healthcare
Obamney, from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
precariat, from precarious and proletariat
Putler, from Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler^[51]
Rashism, from Russia and fascism
Republicant, from Republican and can't
Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy^[2]
Trumponomics, from Donald Trump and economics (see Reaganomics)
Trumpster diving, from Donald Trump and dumpster diving
Trumpster fire, from Donald Trump and dumpster fire
warphans from war and orphans
wikiality, from Wikipedia and reality
Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta

Economics

Abenomics, from Shinzō Abe and economics
Bidenomics, from Joe Biden and economics
Clintonomics, from Bill Clinton and economics
Freakonomics, from freak and economics
Moneygeddon, from money and Armageddon (permanent scare of financial crises)^[2]
precariat, from precarious and proletariat
Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
Rubinomics, from Robert Rubin and economics
shrinkflation, from shrink and inflation
stagflation, from stagnation and inflation^[2]
tipflation, from tipping and inflation
tokenomics, from token and economics
Trussonomics, from Liz Truss and economics
Volfefe index, from volatility and covfefe
Orbanomics, from Viktor Orbán and economics

Movements

agrihood, from agriculture and neighborhood
Berniecrat, from Bernie Sanders and Democrat
Blexit, from black and exit
Brexit, from Britain and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
Chrislam, from Christianity and Islam
Czexit, from Czech Republic and exit
Danexit, from Dane and exit
Dixiecrat, from Dixie and Democrat
Fixit, from Finland and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
Frexit, from France and exit
Grexit, from Greece and exit
Huxit, from Hungary and exit
Lexit, from left and Brexit
Nexit, from Netherlands and exit
Qultists, from QAnon and cultists
regrexit, from regret and Brexit
Roexit, from Romania and exit
Texit, from Texas and exit
thinspiration, from thin and inspiration
Trumpanzees, from Donald Trump and chimpanzees

Sciences

abzyme, from antibody and enzyme
alkyd, from alkyl (alcohol) and id (acid or anhydride)
ampacity, from ampere and capacity
aquaponics, from aquaculture and hydroponics
atomaniac, from atom and maniac
biomarker, from biological and marker
bionics, from biology and electronics
botox, from botulism and toxin^[7]
brinicle, from brine and icicle
caplet, from capsule and tablet^[52]
carborundum, from carbon and corundum
cermet, from ceramic and metal
chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine
clopen set, from closed-open set
contrail, from condensation and trail
cryptochrome, from cryptogam and chromatic^[53]
cultivar, from cultivated and variety
cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
diabesity, from diabetes and obesity
digipeater, from digital and repeater
electret, from electricity and magnet^[2]
endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
genome, from gene and chromosome^[54]^[55]^[56]^[57]
geofact, from geological and artifact
gleeking, from sublingual gland and leaking
glocalization, from globalization and local^[2]
glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
grism, from grating and prism
guesstimate, from guess and estimate
Henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus
hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite
lavacicle, from lava and icicle
lidar, from light and radar
mafic, from magnesium and ferric
melatonin, from melanin and serotonin
memristor, from memory and transistor
mesohigh, from mesoscale and high-pressure area
mesolow, from mesoscale and low-pressure area
mesonet, from mesoscale and network
Nastronaut, from NASA and astronaut
nutraceutical, from nutrition and pharmaceutical
parsec, from parallax and arcsecond
pellistor, from pellet and resistor
permaculture, from permanent and agriculture or culture
petrochemical, from petroleum and chemical
posistor, from positive and thermistor
positron, from positive and electron
prion, from protein and infection^[58]^[59]
proteome, from proteins and genome
pulsar, from pulsating and quasar
purine, from pure and urine
quoats, from quality and oats
radome, from radar and dome
redox, from reduction and oxidation
resorcin, from resin and orcin
rusticle, from rust and icicle
sedge, from saw-like and edge^[60]
Snuppy, from SNU and puppy
spintronic, from spin and electronics
sporabola, from spore and parabola
stiction, from static and friction
surfactant, from surface active agent
synzyme, from synthetic and enzyme
telematics, from telecommunications and informatics
thermistor, from thermal and resistor
tripledemic, from triple and pandemic
trivection, from triple and convection
twindemic, from twin and pandemic
urinalysis, from urine and analysis
vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
vitamin, from vita and amine
warfarin, from WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) and coumarin
wavicle, from wave and particle

Sports and fitness

athleisure, from athletic and leisure
boxercise, from boxing and exercise
dancercise, from dancing and exercise
Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
exercycle, from exercise and bicycle
flymph, from fly (fishing) and nymph
gun fu, from gun and kung fu
gymcel, from gym and incel
Gymkata, from gymnastics and karate
Gymkhana, from gymnasium and Jama'at Khana
heelies, from heel and wheelie
heliskiing, from helicopter and skiing
Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
Mobot, from Mo (Farah) and robot
Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country
Monzanapolis, from Monza and Indianapolis
Paralympics, from parallel (originally paraplegic) and Olympics
parasailing, from parachute and sailing
plogging, from “plocka” (Swedish “pick up”) and jogging
Prancercise, from prance and exercise
scorigami, from score and origami^[61]
SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray^[62]
slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches)
snuba, from snorkel and scuba
squipper, from survival, equipment, and fitter
TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing
twi-night, from twilight and night
wallyball, from wall and volleyball

Animals

Hybrids

Cats

Mixed breeds

Dogs

Fictional

Art, literature and entertainment

Fashion and apparel

Cuisine

Hybrids

General

Internet and computing

Organizations and companies

Places

Politics

Economics

Movements

Sciences

Sports and fitness

See also

Notes

External links

References