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The term "portmanteau" is used in Through the Looking Glass when Humpty Dumpty is explaining Jabberwocky to Alice:

'That'll do very well,' said Alice: 'and "SLITHY"?'

'Well, "SLITHY" means "lithe and slimy." "Lithe" is the same as "active." You see it's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.'

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Advertising and Entertainment

Advertorial

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Advertising and Editorial

Affluenza

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Affluence and Influenza

Alphanumeric

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Alphabetic and Numeric

Amerind Peoples

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American and Indigenous Peoples

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American and Anthrax Attacks

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ASCII and Alphabetical

Automobilia

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Automobile and Memorabilia

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Aviation and Electronics

Backronym

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Black and Exploitation

Bleen

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Blue and Green

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The U.K. ceasing to be a member of the European Union.

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Cyberpunk

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Cyborg

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Cybernetic and Organism

Datacasting

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Documentary and Drama

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Edutainment

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Education and Entertainment

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Fantastic and Fabulous

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Frankenstein and Food

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Frappé and Cappuccino

Fratire

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Elbridge Gerry and Salamander

A process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power. Elbridge Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat.He was the 5th Vice President of the U.S.A., serving under James Madison.

Ginormous

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A guy who wears eyeliner

Hamwich

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Ham Sandwich

Homoerotic

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Homosexual and Erotic

Infomercial

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Information and Commercial

Infotainment

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Information and Entertainment

Irregardless

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Knowledge and Database

Literotica

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Literature and Erotica

Malware, From

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Malicious and Software

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Mechanical and Electronics

Meld

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Melt and Weld

Metrosexual

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Modulator and Demodulator

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Mosaic Killer and Godzilla

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The manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. (That is really tiny!)

Napalm

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Parachute and Trooper

Pixel

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Picture and Element

Plarn

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Plastic Bags and Yarn

Plumcot

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Plum and Apricot

A fruit hybrid of plum and apricot

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Positive and Thermistor

Positron

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Positive and Electron

Prangry

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Pregnant and Angry

Prosumer

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Producer and Consumer

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Reduction and Oxidation

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Documentary and Shock

Simulcasting

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Stagnation and Inflation

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System and Administrator

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A pomelo is a crisp citrus fruit native to South and Southeast Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very thick rind and pith. It is the largest citrus fruit, 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in) in diameter, and usually weighing 1–2 kilograms (2.2–4.4 lb).

Taxicab

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Taximeter and Cabriolet

Televangelist

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An American Thanksgiving nightmare

Toonie

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Two and Loonie

Tranceiver

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Transmitter and Receiver

Transponder

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Transmitter and Responder

Turducken

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Turkey, Duck, and Chicken

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Coined in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Kazimierz Funk because it was suggested in 1912 that the organic micronutrient food factors that prevent beriberi and perhaps other similar dietary-deficiency diseases might be chemical amines. This proved incorrect for the micronutrient class, and the word was shortened to vitamin.

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World Wide Web and Broadcast

Webinar

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World Wide Web and Seminar