portmanteau
noun, plural port·man·teaus, port·man·teaux [pawrt-man-tohz, -toh, pohrt-; pawrt-man-tohz, -toh, pohrt-] /pɔrtˈmæn toʊz, -toʊ, poʊrt-; ˌpɔrt mænˈtoʊz, -ˈtoʊ, ˌpoʊrt-/. Chiefly British.
Origin of portmanteau
Examples from the Web for portmanteau
Contemporary Examples of portmanteau
And yet, they got over it and would go on to earn the portmanteau "Merkozy."
Whichever way you look at it, the are-they-or-aren't-they couple earned the portmanteau Brittana and a lot of attention.
A portmanteau by way of the frontier, this term was given flight by Sarah Palin.
This longing for grimness actually has its own portmanteau word, ostalgie.
Historical Examples of portmanteau
They returned home just as it was growing dark, laden with basket and portmanteau.
Rico and WiseliJohanna Spyri
The other bundled some linen and brushes into the portmanteau.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
He sought a steward, and asked him to carry the portmanteau to berth 159.
One Day's CourtshipRobert Barr
The young man said quietly to the steward, "Take out the portmanteau, please."
One Day's CourtshipRobert Barr
It requires a special genius, you know, to pack a portmanteau properly.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr