Wednesday, January 28, 2009

PORTMANTEAU WORDS

Absquatulate (abscond + squat + perambulate)
Bit (binary + digit)
Bodacious (bold + audacious)
Brunch (breakfast + lunch)
Chortle (chuckle + snort)
Flabbergast (flappy + aghast)
Galumph (gallop + triumph)
Guesstimate (guess + estimate)
Hassle (harass + hustle or haggle + tussle or haggle + wrestle)
Lieutenant (lieu + tenant)
Motel (motor + hotel)
Sitcom (situation + comedy)
Smaze (smoke + haze)
Smog (smoke + fog)
Stagflation (stagnation + inflation)
Tankini (tank top + bikini)
Tarnation (eternal + damnation)