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portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordscama, from camel and llama * cattalo, from cattle and buffalo * donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below * geep, from goat and sheep (progeny of) * grolar bear, from grizzly bear and polar bear * hebra, from horse and zebra (progeny of horse stallion and zebra mare) cf. zorse below * hinny, from horse and

jenny Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...

(progeny of horse stallion and donkey mare) *

humanzee The humanzee (sometimes chuman, manpanzee or chumanzee) is a hypothetical hybrid of chimpanzee and human, thus a form of human–animal hybrid. Serious attempts to create such a hybrid were made by Soviet biologist Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov in the ...

, from human and chimpanzee *

leoger The leoger is a ''Panthera'' hybrid between a leopard and a tigress. It is closely related to a tigard. Leoger have supposedly appeared many times. Frederick Codrington Hicks recorded that the weight of these creatures varied from 50 pounds ...

, from leopard and tiger * leopon, from leopard and lion *

liger The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (''Panthera leo'') and a female tiger (''Panthera tigris''). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid called the tigon, and ...

, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below * lijagulep, from lion,

jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...

, and

leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, a ...

liliger The liliger is the hybrid offspring of a male lion (''Panthera leo'') and a female liger (''Panthera leo''♂ × ''Panthera tigris''♀). In accordance with Haldane's rule, male tigons and ligers are sterile, but female ligers and tigons can p ...

, from lion and liger *

litigon A litigon (/ˌlaɪˈtaɪɡən/) is a rare, second-generation hybrid from a female tigon (a hybrid between a male tiger and a female lion) and a male lion, specifically an Asiatic lion. Description Litigons inherit and share characteristics with ...

, from lion and tigon *

llamanaco A hybrid camel is a hybrid between a Bactrian camel (''Camelus bactrianus'') and dromedary (''Camelus dromedarius''). Names Hybrid camels have different names depending on zone and language. Some names include turkoman, tülu, bukht, nar, ine ...

, from llama and guanaco *

pumapard A pumapard is a hybrid of a cougar and a leopard. Both male cougar with female leopard and male leopard with female cougar pairings have produced offspring. In general, these hybrids have exhibited a tendency to dwarfism. Characteristics W ...

, from

puma Puma or PUMA may refer to: Animals * ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae ** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat Businesses and organisations * Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company * Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...

and leopard *

splake The splake or slake (''Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a hybrid of two fish species resulting from the crossing of a male brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') and a female lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush''). The name its ...

, from ''speckled'' male

brook trout The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere ...

and female ''lake'' trout (progeny of) *

sturddlefish The sturddlefish is a hybrid of the American paddlefish (''Polyodon spathula'') and the Russian sturgeon (''Acipenser gueldenstaedtii''), accidentally created by researchers in 2019 and announced in 2020. Obtaining living hybrids through breeding ...

, from Russian ''sturgeon'' and American ''paddlefish'' * tigard, from tiger and leopard * tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above *

tiliger A ''Panthera'' hybrid is a crossbreed between individuals of any of the five species of the genus ''Panthera'': the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Most hybrids would not be perpetuated in the wild as the territories of the par ...

, from tiger and liger * wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo *

wholphin A wholphin (portmanteau of whale + dolphin) is an extremely rare cetacean hybrid born from a mating of a female common bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops truncatus'') with a male false killer whale (''Pseudorca crassidens''). The name implies a hyb ...

, from whale and dolphin * yakow, from

yak The domestic yak (''Bos grunniens''), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin Sta ...

and cow *

yattle A dzo (also spelled zo, zho and dzho, bo, མཛོ་, mdzo) is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a or . In Mongolian, it is called a (хайнаг). ...

, from yak and cattle * zedonk, from zebra and donkey (progeny of zebra stallion and donkey mare) cf. donkra above *

zorse A zebroid is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine to create a hybrid. In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion. Offspring of a donkey sire and zebra dam are called a donkra and offspring of a horse sire and a zebra ...

, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above

Mixed breeds

Dogs

* cockapoo, from ''cocker'' spaniel and '' poodle'' (with influence from '' cockatoo'') *

dorgi A Dorgi is a dog which is a cross between a Dachshund and a Welsh Corgi. This hybrid started when one of Queen Elizabeth's corgis mated with a Dachshund, Pipkin, belonging to Princess Margaret. The sisters bred more Dorgis and these included Ci ...

, from ''

dachshund The dachshund ( or ; German: "badger dog"), also known as the wiener dog, badger dog, and sausage dog, is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. The dog may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired, and comes in a variety of c ...

'' and Welsh ''corgi'' * goldendoodle, from ''golden'' retriever and ''poodle'' ("doodle" in reference to the Labradoodle) *

Labradoodle A Labradoodle () is a crossbreed dog created by crossing a Labrador Retriever and a Standard, Miniature, or Toy Poodle. The term dates back to at least 1955 but was unpopular at the time. Labradoodles are considered a good choice for people with ...

, from ''Labrador'' retriever and ''poodle'' *

Maltipoo This is a list of common dog crossbreeds. These are crossbreed dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs. Some are known as designer dogs and are bred as companion dogs, often given portmanteau names derived from those of the paren ...

, from

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

and poodle * Pekapoo, from Pekingese and poodle (with influence from '' peekaboo'') *

puggle A puggle is a dog crossbred from a pug and a beagle. The puggle was first bred by designer dog breeders in the United States with the aim of producing a healthy companion dog that is less likely to inherit some health and behavioural issues co ...

, from

pug The Pug is a breed of dog originally from China, with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, most often light brown (fawn) or blac ...

and beagle *

schnoodle This is a list of common dog crossbreeds. These are crossbreed dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs. Some are known as designer dogs and are bred as companion dogs, often given portmanteau names derived from those of the paren ...

, from schnauzer and poodle

Other

* beefalo, from beef and buffalo *

Brangus The Brangus is an American hybrid breed of beef cattle derived from cross-breeding of American Angus and Brahman stock. Registered animals have 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman parentage. A similar hybrid breed, the Australian Brangus, was separately de ...

, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle * Wangus, from Wagyu and Angus breeds of cattle

Characteristics

camelopard The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...

, from camel and leopard *'' Beelzebufo'', from Beelzebub and '' Bufo'' * sploot, from splay and scoot *

squitten A squitten is a cat with a genetic deformity which causes a partial formation or complete absence of the radius bone making it resemble a squirrel. These cats should be kept indoors and seen to by specialist veterinarians, as long term management ...

, from squirrel and kitten

Fictional

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Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...

'', from aristocrats and cats * buggalo, from bug and buffalo *

jackalope The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns. The word ''jackalope'' is a portmanteau of ''jackrabbit'' and ''antelope''. Many jackalope taxidermy mounts, including the original, ...

, from jackrabbit and antelope * mammophant, from mammoth and elephant * pegacorn, from Pegasus and unicorn * Pigasus, from pig and Pegasus * Predalien, from ''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

'' and ''

Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

'' *

Squirtle Squirtle (), known as in Japan, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's '' Pokémon'' franchise. It was designed by Atsuko Nishida. Its name was changed from Zenigame to Squirtle during the English localization of the series in or ...

, from squirt and turtle

Art, literature and entertainment

* Agitpop, from ''

agitprop Agitprop (; from rus, агитпроп, r=agitpróp, portmanteau of ''agitatsiya'', "agitation" and ''propaganda'', "propaganda") refers to an intentional, vigorous promulgation of ideas. The term originated in Soviet Russia where it referred to ...

'' and ''pop'' music *

animatronics Animatronics refers to mechatronic puppets. They are a modern variant of the automaton and are often used for the portrayal of characters in films and in theme park attractions. It is a multidisciplinary field integrating puppetry, anatomy a ...

, from animation and electronics * animutation, from animation and mutation *''

Animusic Animusic, LLC is a dormant animation company specializing in the 3D visualization of MIDI-based music. Founded by Wayne Lytle, it is currently a registered limited liability company in New York and had offices in Texas and California during its ...

'', from animation and music * auditorial, from audio and editorial * autobiografiction, from autobiography and fiction *

autofiction In literary criticism, autofiction is a form of fictionalized autobiography. Autofiction combines two mutually inconsistent narrative forms, namely autobiography and fiction. An author may decide to recount their life in the third person, to mod ...

, from autobiography and fiction *

batarang A batarang is a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Batman. The name is a portmanteau of bat and boomerang, and was originally spelled baterang. Although they are named after boomerangs, batarangs have become mor ...

, from bat and boomerang *

Belieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter B ...

, from believer and

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

Bennifer Bennifer is a name given by the media to the high-profile relationship between American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck and Latin entertainer Jennifer Lopez. The pair had a widely publicized 18-month romance from 2002 to 2004, and were engaged t ...

, from Ben Affleck and

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

, from biographical and motion picture *

blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president o ...

, from black and exploitation * bleen, from blue and green (coined by

Nelson Goodman Henry Nelson Goodman (7 August 1906 – 25 November 1998) was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism, and aesthetics. Life and career Goodman was born in Somerville, Mas ...

to illustrate Goodman's paradox; see grue, below) *

blurple Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and sha ...

, from blue and purple * Boglins, from

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

and

goblins A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on t ...

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

, from Bombay and Hollywood *

Bootylicious "Bootylicious" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their third studio album ''Survivor (Destiny's Child album), Survivor'' (2001). It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé and Falonte Moore. The song contains a pro ...

, from booty and delicious *

Brangelina A supercouple or super couple (also known as a power couple) is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the earl ...

, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie *

Britcom A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television. Most British sitcoms are recorded on studio sets, while some have an element of location filming. A handful are made almost exclusively on location ...

, from British and comedy * Britpop, from British and pop music *

bromance A bromance is a very close and non-sexual relationship between two or more men. It is an exceptionally tight, affectional, homosocial male bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished from normal friendship by ...

, from bro (brother) and romance * bromantic, from bro and romantic, adjective form of bromance *

Brony '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated television series produced by Hasbro as part of the ''My Little Pony'' toy franchise, which is tied in with the 2010 relaunch of dolls and play sets and original programming for the Amer ...

, from bro and pony *

Bruceploitation Bruceploitation (a portmanteau of "Bruce Lee" and "exploitation") is an exploitation film subgenre that emerged after the death of martial arts film star Bruce Lee in 1973, where filmmakers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea cast Bruce Lee l ...

, from

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

and exploitation * Californication, from California and fornication *

cassingle A cassette single (CS), also known by the trademark cassingle, or capitalised as the trademark Cassette Single, is a music single (music), single supplied in the form of a Compact Cassette. The cassette single was first introduced in 1980 in mu ...

, from cassette and single *

Chamillionaire Hakeem Temidayo Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (), is an American rapper. He was the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click from 2001 until the group split in 2005. He began his ...

, from

chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

and millionaire * Chesterbelloc, from

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Of his writing style, ''Time'' observed: "Wh ...

and

Hilaire Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (, ; 27 July 187016 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. H ...

* churnalism, from churned-out journalism *

Cinedigm Cinedigm Corp. is an American entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cinedigm's businesses encompass digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketing, and distribution. History Early years Cinedigm Corp was founded ...

, from cinema and paradigm * claymation, from clay and animation * crossplay, from crossdressing and

cosplay Cosplay, a portmanteau of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, ...

Death 'n' roll Death 'n' roll (portmanteau of ''death'' metal and rock'' 'n' roll'') is the subgenre of death metal music that incorporates hard rock-inspired elements to the overall sound. The achieved effect is that of death metal's trademark combination o ...

, from

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

and rock 'n' roll * disasterpiece, from disaster and masterpiece *

docudrama Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television and film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event". Docudramas typic ...

, from documentary and drama * docuseries, from documentary and series * docusoap, from documentary and soap opera (serialised drama) * Draculaura, from Dracula and name Laura, character from ''

Monster High Monster High is an American multimedia-supported fashion doll franchise created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010. Aimed at children aged 7 to 14, the franchise features characters inspired by monster movies, sci-fi ...

'' * dramedy, from drama and comedy * edutainment, from education and entertainment * Electrocutioner, from electrocution and executioner *

faction Faction or factionalism may refer to: Politics * Political faction, a group of people with a common political purpose * Free and Independent Faction, a Romanian political party * Faction (''Planescape''), a political faction in the game ''Planes ...

, from fact and fiction * fanslation, from fan and translation *

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

, from fan and magazine * fauxtography, from faux and photography * FUNimation, from fun and animation * Funkadelic, from funk and psychedelic *

Galentine's Day "Galentine's Day" is the 16th episode of the second season of the American comedy television series '' Parks and Recreation'', and the 22nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on February 11, 2010. In th ...

, from gals and

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, throu ...

* Gleeks, from ''

Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...

'' and geeks * glitterati, from glitter and literati *

Godsmack Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna, bassist Robbie Merrill, lead guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its forma ...

, from God and gobsmack *''

Gojira Gojira (ゴジラ) is the original Japanese name for Godzilla, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise. It may also refer to: Films * ''Godzilla'' franchise, known as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan ** ''Godzilla'' (1954 film), rele ...

'' (

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...

), from ゴリラ (''gorira'', "

gorilla Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or fi ...

") and 鯨 (''kujira'', "

whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

") * Görliwood, from Görlitz and Hollywood, a nickname for the

Görlitz Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...

and Zgorzelec

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

as a filming location * grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above) * Hamburglar, from hamburger and burglar *

Hatchimals Hatchimals is a line of mini-figures produced by Spin Master. The flagship toys feature a robotic creature—representing one of various species—that "hatch" themselves from an egg. After their initial release in October 2016, the toys faced a ...

, from hatch and animals * ignorati, from ignorant and literati *

infomercial An infomercial is a form of television commercial that resembles regular TV programming yet is intended to promote or sell a product, service or idea. It generally includes a toll-free telephone number or website. Most often used as a form of dire ...

, from information and commercial *

infotainment Infotainment (a portmanteau of ''information'' and ''entertainment''), also called soft news as a way to distinguish it from serious journalism or hard news, is a type of media, usually television or online, that provides a combination of infor ...

, from information and entertainment *

Japanoise , a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan. Nick Cain of ''The Wire'' identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like Merzbow, Hijokaidan and Incapacitants as one of the major developments in noise music s ...

, from Japanese and noise * Jedward, John and Edward Grimes * Kollywood, from

Kodambakkam Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam h ...

and Hollywood *

Kripkenstein ''Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language'' is a 1982 book by philosopher of language Saul Kripke in which he contends that the central argument of Ludwig Wittgenstein's ''Philosophical Investigations'' centers on a devastating rule-following p ...

, from Kripke and

Wittgenstein Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( ; ; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrians, Austrian-British people, British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy o ...

latensification Latensification, a portmanteau of ''latent'' and ''intensification'', is the name given to uniformly post-exposing a photographic emulsion. The benefits of latensification are applicable in astrophotography - capturing images of stars. Without la ...

, from latent and intensification * literotica, from literature and erotica *

machinima Machinima, originally machinema () is the use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation. The word "machinima" is a portmanteau of the words ''ma ...

, from machine and cinema *

Mandroid Iron Man has a large range of villains. They each have specific abilities which they use against Tony Stark. While these enemies include major independent operators such as Mandarin and Doctor Doom, many of the more minor foes, especially those e ...

, from man and android * Metroidvania, from

Metroid is an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo. The player controls the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirate (Metroid), Space Pirates and other malevolent forces and their attempts to harness the powe ...

and

Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...

Megxit On 8 January 2020, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced on Instagram their decision to "step back as 'senior' members" of the British royal family, split their time between the United Kingdom and North America, ...

, from

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan was ...

and exit * mockumentary, from mock and documentary * Mollywood, from the combination of any of the following terms with Hollywood: **

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

, when referring to

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

, when referring to

Marathi cinema Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shre ...

** The LDS Church term Molly Mormon, when referring to

Mormon cinema Mormon cinema usually refers to films with themes relevant to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The term has also been used to refer to films that do not necessarily reflect Mormon themes but have been made ...

* Monokuma, from

monochrome A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog). In physics, monochrom ...

and Japanese '' kuma'' ("bear") *

Muppet The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an surreal humor, absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential humor, self-referential style of Variety show, variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are ...

, from marionette and puppet *

newscast News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or televis ...

, from news and broadcast * Nedna, from Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel, from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' *

Odditorium ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...

, from odd and auditorium * Ollywood, from

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

and Hollywood *

Pallywood Pallywood, a portmanteau of "Palestinian" and " Hollywood", is a coinage used to describe supposed media manipulation, distortion or fraud by some Palestinians putatively designed to win the public relations war with Israel. The term came into c ...

, from Palestinian and Hollywood *''

Parcheesi ''Parcheesi'' is a brand-name American adaptation of the Indian cross and circle board game Pachisi, published by Parker Brothers and Winning Moves Games USA. Equipment ''Parcheesi'' is typically played with two dice Dice (singular die or ...

'', from

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...

and pachisi * Pensieve, from pensive and sieve *

presstitute Presstitute is a term that references journalists and 'talking heads' in mainstream media who give biased and predetermined views misleadingly tailored to fit a particular partisan, financial or business agenda, thus neglecting the fundamental d ...

s, from press and prostitutes * prequiem, from preemptive and requiem *

psychobilly Psychobilly is a rock music fusion genre that fuses elements of rockabilly and punk rock. It's been defined as "loud frantic rockabilly music", it has also been said that it "takes the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly, ram ...

, from psycho and rockabilly *

rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the Southern United States, South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western music (North America), Western music ...

, from rock and hillbilly *

rockumentary A concert film, or concert movie, is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert by either a musician or a stand-up comedian. Early history The ...

, from rock and documentary *

scanlation Scanlation (also scanslation) is the fan-made scanning, translation, and editing of comics from a language into another language. Scanlation is done as an amateur work performed by groups and is nearly always done without express permission from t ...

, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga * schlockumentary, from schlock and documentary *

seascape A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. The word originated as a formation from landscape, which was first used of images of land in art. By a similar devel ...

, from sea and landscape *

shockumentary Mondo films are a subgenre of exploitation films and documentary films. Many mondo films are made in a way to resemble a pseudo-documentary and usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, or situations. Common traits of mondo films include por ...

, from shock and documentary *

showmance A showmance (sometimes show-mance), also known as show romance, is a romance that develops between two individuals in theater, or on films and television series and between reality show contestants or participants for the running period of the sho ...

, from show business and romance *

sidequel In media, a spin-off (or spinoff) is a radio program, television program, film, video game or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, ...

, from side and sequel *

Slingo Slingo is an online single and multi-player game that combines elements of slots and bingo (the name is a portmanteau of the two games). The game was created by New Jersey real estate developer, Sal Falciglia Sr. in 1994, who also founded the comp ...

, from slots and bingo *

smark Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence o ...

, from smart and mark * soundscape, from sound and landscape * Spraycation, from vacation and

spraypainting Spray painting is a painting technique in which a device sprays coating material (paint, ink, varnish, etc.) through the air onto a surface. The most common types employ compressed gas—usually air—to atomize and direct the paint particles. ...

coined by the anonymous English Street artist Banksy for the title of his summer 2021 series of works ''"A Great British Spraycation"'' * Tamagotchi, from ''tamago'' (Japanese for "egg") and ''uotchi'' (from English "watch") *

telegenic {{Short pages monitor from Christianity and Islam *Czexit, from Czech Republic, ''Czech'' Republic and ''exit'' *Danexit, from Dane and exit *Dixiecrat, from Dixie and Democratic Party (United States), Democrat *Fixit, from Finland and exit (with regards to leaving the EU) *Frexit, from France and exit *Grexit, from Greece and exit *Huxit, from Hungary and exit *Lexit, from left and Brexit *Nexit, from Netherlands and exit *wikt:Qultist, Qultists, from QAnon and cultists *regrexit, from regret and Brexit *Roexit, from Romania and exit *Texit, from Texas and exit *thinspiration, from thin and inspiration *Trumpanzees, from Donald Trump, Donald ''Trump'' and ''chimpanzees''

Sciences

*abzyme, from antibody and enzyme *alkyd, from alkyl, ''alk''yl (''Alcohol (chemistry), alcohol'') and ''id'' (''

acid In computer science, ACID ( atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps. In the context of databases, a sequ ...

'' or ''anhydride'') *ampacity, from ampere and capacity *aquaponics, from aquaculture and hydroponics *wikt:atomaniac, atomaniac, from atom and maniac *biomarker, from biological and marker *bionics, from biology and electronics *botox, from botulism and toxin *brinicle, from brine and icicle *Tablet (pharmacy)#Caplet, caplet, from capsule and tablet *carborundum, from carbon and corundum *cermet, from ceramic and metal *chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine *chemtrail, from chemical and contrail *clopen set, from closed-open set *contrail, from condensation and trail *cryptochrome, from cryptogam and Chromaticity, chromatic *

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

, from cultivated and variety *cyborg, from cybernetic and organism *diabesity, from diabetes and obesity *endorphin, from endogenous and morphine *electret, from electricity and magnet *fogponics, from fog and aeroponics *genome, from gene and chromosome *geofact, from geological and artifact *gleeking, from sublingual gland, sublingual ''gland'' and ''leaking'' *glocalization, from globalization and local *glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic *grism, from grating and prism *guesstimate, from guess and estimate *henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus *hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite *lavacicle, from lava and icicle *lidar, from light and radar *mafic, from magnesium and ferric *wikt:melatonin, melatonin, from melanin and serotonin *memristor, from memory and transistor *mesohigh, from mesoscale and high-pressure area *mesolow, from mesoscale and low-pressure area *mesonet, from mesoscale and network *nutraceutical, from nutrition and pharmaceutical *pellistor, from pellet and resistor *permaculture, from permanent and agriculture or culture *petrochemical, from petroleum and chemical *positron, from positive and electron *Prion#Etymology and pronunciation, prion, from protein and infection *proteome, from proteins and genome *pulsar, from pulsating and quasar *purine, from pure and urine *quoats, from quality and oats *radome, from radar and dome *redox, from reduction and oxidation *resorcin, from resin and orcin *rusticle, from rust and icicle *spintronic, from Spin (physics), spin and electronics *wikt:sporabola, sporabola, from spore and parabola *stiction, from static and friction *surfactant, from surface active agent *synzyme, from synthetic and enzyme *telematics, from telecommunications and informatics *vitamin, from vita and amine *warfarin, from WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) and coumarin *wavicle, from wave and particle

Sports and fitness

*athleisure, from athletic and leisure *wikt:dancercise, dancercise, from dancing and exercise *Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics *exercycle, from exercise and bicycle *wikt:flymph, flymph, from fly (fishing) and nymph *gun fu, from gun and kung fu *wikt:gymcel, gymcel, from gym and incel *Gymkata, from gymnastics and karate *Gymkhana, from Gymnasium (disambiguation), gymnasium and Jama'at Khana *heelies, from heel and wheelie *heliskiing, from helicopter and skiing *Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise *Mo Farah#“Mobot” signature pose, Mobot, from Mo (Farah) and robot *Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country *Race of Two Worlds, Monzanapolis, from Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis *Paralympic Games, Paralympics, from parallel (originally paraplegic) and Olympics *parasailing, from parachute and sailing *plogging, from “plocka” (Swedish “pick up”) and jogging *Prancercise, from prance and exercise *2019 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray *slurve, from slider and curve (baseball pitches) *snuba, from snorkel and scuba *Taebo, TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing *urinalysis, from urine and analysis *wallyball, from wall and volleyball

Transport

*Bakerloo line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway *boatercycle, from boat and motorcycle *Borismaster, from Boris Johnson and AEC Routemaster *boxster, from boxer engine, ''boxer'' engine and ''roadster (automobile), roadster'' *Chunnel, from (English) Channel and tunnel *Frunk (disambiguation), frunk, from front and trunk *Ioniq, from ion and unique *Willys-Overland Jeepster, Jeepster, from Jeep and roadster *wikt:jetiquette, jetiquette, from jet and etiquette *moped, from motor and pedal *motorcade, from motor and cavalcade *motorcycle, from motorized and bicycle *Mitsubishi Proudia, Proudia, from proud and diamond *Nissan S platform, Onevia; from Nissan 180SX, 180SX (front) and Nissan Silvia, Silvia (rear), opposite of Sileighty *Nissan S platform, Sileighty; from Nissan Silvia, ''Sil''via (front) and Nissan 180SX, 1''80''SX (rear) two Nissan sport coupes (that share parts that can be easily transferred from one to the other), *taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet *Mitsubishi Toppo, Toppo, from top (roof) and the Japanese word ''wikt:noppo, noppo'' (lanky) *truggy, from pick-up truck, pick-up ''truck'' and dune buggy, dune ''buggy'' *Toyota Venza, Venza, from venture and Monza

References

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