Ten invented portmanteau words. |
| F. Humpty Dumpty 2. "Portmanteau" – our dear Humpty Dumpty seems to be a connoisseur of this, so research about it here - Portmanteau - and then come up with at least ten words of your own design. Wow us! Portmanteau Panicalm - Panic + Calm. The ability to appear calm while losing it inside. Accuviate - Accurate + Abbreviate. To abbreviate a passage but remain accurate in meaning. Accelebrake - Accelerate + Brake. The practice if applying the brake and the accelerator together. Paluin - Palace + Ruin. A palace allowed to decay to ruin. Magnigross - Magnificent + Gross. Something that is magnificent but in very bad taste. Casmart - Casual + Smart. Casual but neat and trendy. Trumour - True + Rumour. A rumour that turns out to be true. Dwargantic - Dwarf + Gigantic. A very large dwarf. Puerunny - Puerile + Funny. Something childish but comic. Fenine - Feline + Canine. Mythical monster, cross between a cat and a dog. |