# List of portmanteaus

This is a selection of portmanteau words.

## Animals

* globster, from glob and lobster
* Hvaldimir, from Norwegian hval (whale) and Russian President Vladimir Putin
* lorikeet, from lory and parakeet

### Hybrids

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

#### Cats

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

### Mixed breeds
#### Dogs

* cockapoo, from cocker spaniel and poodle (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
* Pajanimals, from pajamas and animals

## Art, literature and entertainment

* Bananagrams, from bananas and anagrams
* mockumentary, from mock and documentary
* newscast, from news and broadcast
* nonebrity, from nonentity and celebrity
* reprography, from reproduce and photography
* sitcom, from situational comedy
* 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"
* travelogue, from travel and monologue

### Fashion and apparel

* crossplay, from crossdressing and cosplay
* jeggings, from jeans and leggings

## Cuisine

* beefaroni, from beef and macaroni
* brunch, from breakfast and lunch
* Buffaranch, from Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing
* Chipwich, from chocolate chip and ice cream sandwich
* Chocodile, from chocolate and crocodile
* cronut, from croissant and donut
* Floribbean, Floridian and Caribbean
* gizdodo, from gizzard and dodo (fried plantain)
* glutose, from glucose and fructose
* gooducken, from goose, duck, and chicken
* Hanch, from hot sauce and ranch dressing
* Honeyracha, from honey and sriracha
* Ketchili, from ketchup and sweet chili sauce
* Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing
* Lymon, from lime and lemon
* Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue
* Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard
* Mayoracha, from mayonnaise and sriracha
* Tarchup, from tartar sauce and ketchup
* tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
* turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
* Wasabioli, from wasabi and aioli

### 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
* citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
* citrumelo, from citrus and pommelo
* garlion, from garlic and onion
* 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 (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
* baffound, from baffle and confound
* balloonacy, from balloon and lunacy
* blizzaster, from blizzard and disaster
* boldacious, from bold and audacious
* brainiac, from brain and maniac
* burble, from bubble and gurgle
* cablegram, from cable and telegram
* carbage, from car and garbage
* Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike)
* chuggers, from charity and muggers
* complisult, from compliment and insult
* cosplay, from costume and play
* disastrophe, from disaster and catastrophe
* drunkorexia, from drunk and anorexia
* dumbfound, from dumb and confound
* electrocute, from electric and execute
* Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon, title of book
* flimmer, from flicker and glimmer
* flounder, from flounce and founder or founder and blunder
* fluff, from flue and puff
* foolosophy, from fool and philosophy
* glamping, from glamour and camping
* glasphalt, from glass and asphalt
* globesity, from global and obesity
* Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais)
* mangina, from man and vagina
* medevac, medical evacuation
* motel, from motor and hotel
* Movember, from moustache and November
* needcessity, from need and necessity
* phubbing, from phone and snubbing
* prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy)
* scribacious, from scribe and loquacious
* ringxiety, from ring and anxiety
* sexcellent, from sex and excellent
* sexting, from sex and texting
* shamateur, from sham and amateur
* shiksappeal, from shiksa and appeal
* simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting
* slimsy, from slim and flimsy
* slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll)
* smog, from smoke and fog
* smothercate, from smother and suffocate
* Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon
* solemncholy, from solemn and melancholy
* splatter, from splash and spatter
* squarson, from squire and parson
* squirl, from squiggle and twirl or whirl
* stash, from store or stow and cache
* staycation, from stay and vacation
* telethon, from television and marathon
* transbian, from transgender and lesbian
* twirl, from twist and whirl
* twunk, from twink and hunk

## Internet and computing

* brogrammer, from bro and programmer
* emoticon, from emotion and icon
* listicle, from list and article
* machinima, from machine and cinema
* Pokémon, from pocket and monster
* textonym, from text and synonym
* vortal, from vertical and portal
* Microsoft, from microcomputer and software

## Organizations and companies

* Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston
* 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)
* 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
* 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
* 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

* AfPak, from Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Afrabia, from Africa and Arabia
* Afro-Eurasia, from Africa, Europe, 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, 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
* Gerbangkertosusila, from Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, 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, Bekasi
* 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
* 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, 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
* copaganda, from cop and propaganda
* democrazy, from democracy and crazy
* Demoncrat, from demon and Democrat
* Eracism, from erase and racism
* feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
* Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
* kayaktivism, from kayaks and activism
* Merkozy, from Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
* netroots, from internet and grassroots
* 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
* Rashism, from Russia and fascism
* Republicant, from Republican and can't
* Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
* squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy
* 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)
* 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
* 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
** Blexit, from Belgium and exit
* Brexit, from Britain and exit (with regards to leaving the EU)
* Calexit, from California and exit
* 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
** Lexit, from Luxembourg and exit
* Nexit, from Netherlands and exit
* Qultists, from QAnon and cultists
* Polexit, from Poland and exit
* 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
* arcology, from architecture and ecology
* atomaniac, from atom and maniac
* biomarker, from biological and marker
* bionics, from biology and electronics
* botox, from botulinum and toxin
* brinicle, from brine and icicle
* caplet, from capsule and tablet
* 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
* 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
* endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
* fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
* genome, from gene and chromosome
* geofact, from geological and artifact
* gleeking, from sublingual gland and leaking
* glocalization, from globalization and local
* 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
* 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
* 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
* SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray
* 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