Portmanteau

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[edit] Definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau

[edit] Instances

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_portmanteaux#Technology

slithy from lithe and slimy.

mimsy from flimsy and miserable.

frumious from fuming and furious.

burbled a possible mixture of bleat, murmur, and warble, but also a legitimate dictionary word, derived from the Middle English "burblen", and meaning a gurgling or bubbling sound.

galumphing; to galumph is to gallop triumphantly.

heliskiing from helicopter and skiing

parasailing from parachute and sailing

joggling from jogging and juggling

slurve from slider and curve

Amtrak from America, travel and track

Pictionary from picture and dictionary, a popular board game distributed by Hasbro Inc.

Wiktionary from wiki and dictionary, a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (thesaurus and lexicon therein) in every language.

Wikipedia from wiki and encyclopedia which is a web-based free content encyclopedia that is openly edited and freely readable.

Michiana from Michigan and Indiana, an informal name for the region composed of the two states.

Tanzania from Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the name was adopted when the two countries united.