Some real portmanteau words:
1. BRUNCH (brunch) n. a meal taken in the late morning that combines or early afternoon. [breakfast + lunch]
On Sunday morning, we went for a walk then out for brunch.
2. CHORTLE (chôr’ təl) v. chuckle and snort at the same time. n. a sound representing a combined chuckle and snort [chuckle + snort]
The students chortled when the teacher tripped over the chair.
3. SQUAWK (skwôk) v. make a lard, harsh sound. [squeak + squall]
The squawking of the chickens kept me up all night.
4. BLOG (blôg) n. a personal journal kept on the world wide web. [web + log]
He kept a daily blog explaining his thoughts on the day’s events.
Some invented portmanteau words:
1. FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keep backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug. [frustration + dust]
The phone rang before Sam could deal with the frust.
2. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer. [telephone + amnesia]
He heard his mother’s voice, but his phonesia kicked in and he asked, “who am I calling?”
3.TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away. [telephone + procrastination]
It was an emergency call so Monica’s telecrastination was not helpful.
Your task:
Create 10 of your own portmanteau words in a dictionary/definition form (like above). Include
(1) the word
(2) the pronunciation guide (use the back page of the dictionary)
(3) the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb
(4) the definition
(5) the words joined (in square brackets).
(6) A example of the word used in a sentence