Portmanteaus
A portmanteau is a word which is made up of two or more composite words. A contemporary example might be Brexit (British + exit). Here are some more examples below. Which others would you add to this list biopic biography + picture cosplay costume + play mockumentary mock + documentary prequel pre + sequel smog smoke + fog dumfounded dumb + confounded fortnight 14 + night podcast iPod + broadcast webinar web + seminar labradoodle Labrador + poodle zonkey zebra + donkey liger lion + tiger brainiac brain + maniac glamping glamour + camping guesstimate guess + estimate mansplain man + explain sheeple sheep + people
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