Wordie: Portmanteau: Comments

Comment by seanahan, 11 months ago

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:13:02 +0000

Officially starting a tagging movement to use this word as a tag for appropriate words.

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:00:11 +0000

Hobot--I like the image. Imagine an unemployed robot coming to your door wanting to chop wood for his supper. That's time travel.

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:58:10 +0000

One hundred served!

Comment by tulgey, about 1 year ago

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:03:44 +0000

Still a productive method for word formation - latest example: digistraction ... something we all suffer from, more or less

Comment by dann, about 1 year ago

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:59:52 +0000

Originally a suitcase opening up into two separate compartments. Lewis Carroll was the first to apply it to words, via Humpty Dumpty discussing slithy in Jabberwocky. Other nice examples are spork and chortle (the latter also due to Carroll).

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:08:13 +0000

I had a weird dream last night involving a fake Louisiana steamboat named the Portmanteau. I blame this site for invading my subconscious.

Comment by tomsteele, about 1 year ago

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:00:31 +0000

most overused word on wikipedia!

Comment by inkhorn, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:01:23 +0000

Good news, everyone! I've taught the toaster to feel love!

Comment by born2badored, about 1 year ago

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:22:29 +0000

I don't want anyone thinking were robosexuals, so if anyone asks, your just my debugger.

Comment by marco_nj, about 1 year ago

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:01:27 +0000

smoke + fog = smog
hobo + robot = hobot