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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.'
Coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox
Was made popular during the 80's.
The U.K. ceasing to be a member of the European Union.
An app created by GEICO for a commercial
Coined by Lewis Carroll
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.
A guy who wears eyeliner
The manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. (That is really tiny!)
A fruit hybrid of plum and apricot
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).
An American Thanksgiving nightmare
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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