Noun carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The idea was called a rockoon—a portmanteau of rocket and balloon. David Howard, Popular Mechanics, ""Mad Mike" Hughes Rejected Science and Chased Fame. It Killed Him.," 30 Aug. 2020

It's called BoCoCa Moms, named after the portmanteau describing the upscale Brooklyn enclaves of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens. EW.com, "J. Courtney Sullivan's newest novel 'Friends and Strangers' is the latest of her self-fulfilling prophecies," 29 June 2020

The artist replaced the black people in the image with cartoon zebras—which are awkwardly coded as African in the real My Little Pony universe, but often referred to on 4chan with a portmanteau of zebra and the N-word. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, "My Little Pony Fans Are Ready to Admit They Have a Nazi Problem," 23 June 2020

Humans from Michigan believe ‘Michigander’ to be a hilarious portmanteau word. Seija Rankin, EW.com, "Set My Heart to Five,," 1 June 2020

This unusual little ungulate was born at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya and is the hybrid of a zebra and a donkey (hence the portmanteau). Aj Willingham, CNN, "All The Good Stuff that happened this week," 18 Apr. 2020

Invented some 30 years ago in Great Britain, the tubtrug’s curious moniker is portmanteau of tub and trug, the latter being a shallow wooden basket invented in Sussex in 1820 and used by gardeners and farmers. Sunset Magazine, "This 12-Dollar Utility Bucket Is a Sunset Editor’s Secret Weapon for Gardening," 7 Apr. 2020

Ram-Don, a portmanteau of ramen and udon, is the brainchild of South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, and a spin on the simple Korean dish jjapaguri. NBC News, "We made the 'Parasite' noodles known as 'Ram-don' in our office kitchen," 25 Feb. 2020

The fact that this unexpected portmanteau also managed to fill our bellies, and produce enough leftovers to feed us for many chilly nights to come, made it all the more enjoyable. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, "French Onion…Beef Noodle Soup?," 5 Mar. 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

So many of the words created our dozens of neologism contests over the decades are portmanteau words, the combination of two words. Washington Post, "Style Conversational Week 1341: Greetings from our wits’ den," 18 July 2019

So many of the words created our dozens of neologism contests over the decades are portmanteau words, the combination of two words. Washington Post, "Style Conversational Week 1341: Greetings from our wits’ den," 18 July 2019

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