Squeasel Words
Portmanteaus or Blends
I am compiling a dictionary of what I call Squeasel Words but which are
often called blends, neologisms, or portmanteaus words that are created when two or more words are blended together (for example,
motel equals motor plus hotel). Portmanteaus generally combine the meaning and sound of the two words blended together.
However, when two words are squeezed together into one, a new meaning is often created, but there is also a secondary
meaning in many cases. If you have heard or read some new words created as blends, please let me know. John Kremer, Email:
johnkremer@bookmarket.com
A
adenosine (adenine + ribose) A chemical compound.
adjectard (adjectives +
retard) Someone who crams too many adjectives into a message.
adminisphere (administration + atmosphere) Rarefied organizational layers beginning
just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.
adorkable (adorable + dork) Describes a cute dork.
adulescents (adults + adolescents) People who refuse to live their age (Dictionary of the Future).
advertainment (advertisement + entertainment) TV commercials that are so interesting viewers seek them out to view again.
advertorial (advertisement + editorial) An ad written like an editorial or feature article.
advertrapment (advertisement + entrapment) When the lure of something
for nothing traps you into becoming a recipient of advertising messages.
aerocade (aeroplane + motorcade) A procession of airplanes.
affluenza (affluence + influenza) The mental fortitudinal loss that comes by being given everything when one is young (without having to earn it).
alegar (ale + vinegar) Vinegar made from ale.
alibiography (alibi + biography) Sooner
or later most famous people write an alibiography. Sam Ewing, humorist
alternatuxes (alternative + tuxedos) Formal wear that is not tuxedos.
ambisextrous (ambidextrous + sex) Bisexual.
ampicillin (amino + penicillin) A form of penicillin.
andropause (androgen +
menopause) Male menopause. Describes the decrease in testosterone in males
during and after middle age.
anecdotage (anecdote + dotage) A talkative old age.
anonoblog (anonymous +
blog) A blog written anonymously or pseudonymously.
anonyblog (anonymous +
blog) A blog written anonymously or pseudonymously.
anticipointment (anticipation + disappointment) Expecting to be disappointed.
aquacade (aqua + motorcade) A procession of swimmers.
aquacise (aqua + exercise) Exercise by swimming.
aristocretin (aristocrat + cretin) A rich person who is somewhat stupid and unawares.
askhole (ask + asshole)
Someone who continually asks useless questions.
autohumanization (automation + humanization) Using technology to humanize activities rather than
impersonalizing them (Joel Christopher).
automagically
(automatically + magically) A term used by programmers when talking to
non-programmers, as a humorous way of indicating that something too complicated
to easily explain is happening.
autopathography (autobiography + pathology) A memoir of someone dealing with pain (New York
Times so dubbed Susana Kaysen's The Camera My Mother Gave Me).
awful (awe + full) Commanding awe, dreadful.
B
babelicious (babe + delicious) Beautiful and gorgeous.
baboons (baboon + baby boomers) Baby boomers with no retirement savings (Faith Popcorn, EVEolution).
backronym (back + acronym) A word thought of as an acronym although it wasn't formed that way.
bacne (back + acne) Severe case of acne on the back.
bangover (bang + hangover) A hangover from having too much sex.
banjulele (banjo + ukelele) Musical instrument, part banjo, part ukelele, popularized by Tessie O'Shea.
bash (bang + smash) A crushing blow; a party. Also to criticize.
bathetic (bathos + pathetic) Overly sentimental.
be-in (be + love-in) A gathering of people for celebrating life.
beano (bean + bingo) A form of bingo played with beans.
beepilepsy (beep + epilepsy) The brief seizure people sometimes suffer when their beepers go off,
especially in vibrator mode. Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions, and stopping speech in mid-sentence.
beer pong (beer + Ping Pong) A game
where two teams toss Ping Pong balls into cups of beer. When you toss a ball
into a cup, your opponent must drink that cup. The drunkest team loses.
beltware (belt + software) Electronic devices worn on a belt (such as a pager, cell phone, or PDA).
big dame hunter (big game hunter + dame) Ladies man.
bilk (beer + milk) A Japanese drink
that's 30% milk and 70% beer. Invented by Chitoshi Nakahara, head of Nakahara
Liquor in 2007.
bioneer (biology + pioneer) Someone who advocates new ecological initiatives.
birl (birr + whirl) To spin a log in the water with your feet.
bit (binary + digit) Computer information storage unit.
bitchen (bedroom
+ kitchen) A very small studio apartment (essentially a bedroom and a kitchen
in one room).
bitchicisms (bitch + witticisms) Sayings and biting comments from certain women, especially Martha Stewart (U.S. News & World Report).
black and blue collar workers
(black and blue + white collar workers) Offensive linemen in football.
black collar workers (black + white collar workers) Coal and oil workers.
blargon (blog + jargon)
The lingo of blogging (William Safire).
Blasian (Black + Asian)
A cuisine that combines Black cooking and Asian foods.
blaudience (blog +
audience) The audience of a blog.
blawg (blog + law) A
blog about the law, generally written by a lawyer, law student, or law
professor.
blaxploitation (black + exploitation) Exploitation of black people.
bleeding edge (bleed + leading edge) The ultimate leading edge.
bleg (blog + beg) The
practice of writing a blog entry or comment to ask for something (ideas,
donations, comments, emails, etc.).
blego (blog + ego)
Bloggers who write as a means of promoting their own self-worth.
blerd (black + nerd) A black nerd (Scrubs
TV show).
blidget (blog + widget)
A widget that makes your blog into a widget.
blisskrieg (bliss + Blitzkrieg) An all-out campaign for peace.
blog (web + log) A link-heavy online journal arranged with latest topics at the top of the page.
blogerati (blog +
literati) People who are sophisticated in operating blogs.
blogeriffic (blog +
teriffic) Something a blogger really likes.
blogidy (blog + holiday)
A day when a person doesn't blog; a holiday from blogging.
blogiversary (blog +
anniversary) The birthday of a blog's beginning.
blogoneer (blog + pioneer)
A blogger who pioneers blogging practices; an expert blogger.
blogoriffic (blog +
teriffic) Something a blogger really likes.
blogorrhea (blog +
diarrhea) A blog with excessive wording or verbose phrasing.
blogvertisement (blog +
advertisement) An ad placed on a blog.
blooger (blog + booger)
A blogger lacking social graces or adolescent tendencies.
blook (blog + book) A book based on a blog or taken from a blog's entries.
blotch (blot + botch) A blemish.
blue collar workers (blue + white collar workers) Factory workers and other laborers who wear uniform shirts or non-white collar shirts.
bluejacker (Bluetooth + hijack) Spammer via a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone.
blurker (blog + lurker)
A blog reader who never comments, thus leaving no evidence of his or her
presence.
boardercross (board + motocross) Snowboarding event.
bobo (bohemian +
bourgeois) Person who advocates bohemian values while living the bourgeois
lifestyle.
bodacious (bold + audacious) Especially audacious.
boga (boxing + yoga) A combination of yoga and boxing.
bohunk (Bohemian + Hungarian) A laborer; also a disparaging term for people from eastern Europe.
bonar
(boner + sonar) The ability of a young man to know whenever a hot girl enters
a building or somewhere nearby.
bonkbuster (bonk + blockbuster) A popular novel featuring lots of sexual activity.
booboisie (boob + bourgeoisie) A class of stupid people.
boomburb (boom + suburb) A rapidly growing suburban city with a population over 100,000 and, thus, larger than some of the country's oldest cities.
bozone (bozo +
ozone) The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from
penetrating.
brainbow (brain +
rainbow) The brain of a mouse bred by scientific researchers to have neurons
light up in many colors.
brandify (brand + identify) Making yourself into a brand name. For example, John Grisham is a brand name for a certain kind of thriller novel.
brandparent (brand + grandparent) Describes when an established brand such as
Cosmopolitan creates an offspring for the next generation such as CosmoGirl.
Briterati (British + literati) People in Great Britain interested in literary matters.
broccoflower (broccoli +
cauliflower) A hybrid of broccoli and cauliflower.
brohawk (brotha +
Mohawk) A Mohawk hairstyle for a brotha.
bromance
(brother + romance) Movie romance featuring the close friendships of men (Time
magazine). Also refers to close friendships between men in general.
brown collar workers (brown + white collar workers) Transportation workers, UPS delivery people, and others who wear brown collars at work.
brunch (breakfast + lunch) Meal that combines both breakfast and lunch; a late breakfast or an early lunch.
buppie (black + yuppie) Young black
urban professional.
bumble (bungle + stumble) To move or speak clumsily.
bumfuzzle (bamboozle + fuzzy) To confuse.
bumptious (bump + presumptuous) Pushy.
busulfan (butane + sulfonyl) A chemical compound.
buyological urge (buy + biological urge) Compulsory spending.
byte (bit + bite) A computeri information storage unit larger than a bit.
C
cafegymatorium
(cafeteria + gymnasium + auditorium) the combination of cafeteria, gymnasium,
and auditorium, used in many small elementary and junior high schools
calfeteria (calf + cafeteria) Where baby cows eat (children's joke).
californication
(California + fornication) Describes the process of Californians moving into
nearby states and infecting them with California attitudes.
camelcade (camel + motorcade) A procession of camels.
cankle (calf + ankle) The place between the calf and ankle on a person's leg (John Madden, football analyst).
cantenna (can + antenna) An antenna made out of a can.
carborane (carbon + borane) A class of chemical compounds.
careware (care + software) Software that is given away freely as long the user stops whining for at least an hour, a day, or a week.
catazine (catalog + magazine) A combination catalog and magazine. A magalog.
cawesome (cool + awesome) Describes things that are cool and awesome (Randy the pineapple, Stuff magazine).
celeblog (celebrity + blog)
A blog devoted to celebrity, focusing on the lives of movie stars, musicians,
and other celebrities.
celebriblog (celebrity +
blog) A blog written or hosted by a celebrity.
celebritard (celebrity +
retard) Famous person who acts stupidly.
celebutant (celebrity + debutant) Young rich people who become celebrities, such as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.
celldar (cellular + radar) Technology for locating cars or other large moving objects using cellular signals.
cerebration (cerebral +
celebration) A intellectual celebration (coined by some students for an event
at their university).
CFNO (CFO + no) A CFO
who says no to everything.
CGI Joe (CGI + GI Joe) Hard-core CGI script programmer with all the social skills and charisma of a plastic action figure.
charc (charging + arc) A key principle of whitewater boating, which refers to a kayak's angle of
attack as it navigates among currents moving at various speeds and directions.
charitainment (charity +
entertainment) Coined by Time magazine columnist James Poniewozik to describe
charity work done by celebrities. According to him, nothing is taken seriously
if there's no camera crew to film it, and cameras love celebrities.
charticle (chart + article) An article in a magazine that is presented in the form of a chart.
Cherohonkees (Cherokees + honkies) White baby boomers who dress like Native Americans (Robert Lanham).
chocoholic (chocolate + alcoholic) Someone who craves chocolate.
chortle (chuckle + snort) Chuckle (Lewis Carroll).
chump (chunk + lump) A stupid person easily fooled.
chuppie (child + yuppie) The child of a yuppie who acts like a younger version of its parents.
Chuppies (Chinese + yuppie) Chinese yuppies.
cinemagic (cinema + magic) The magic of movies.
cinemaniac (cinema + maniac) Dedicated fan of movies.
cinematheque (cinema + bibliotheque) An avant-garde movie theater.
cinemogul (cinema + mogul) A movie bigwig.
citiot
(city + idiot) A city person who buys a second home in the country and expects
to affect community decisions while residing only a few days a week.
clash (clang + crash) To collide together.
Claustrophobic (Santa Claus + claustrophobic) People who are afraid of Santa Claus. This version of the word is spelled with a capital C.
clicks and mortar (click + bricks and
mortar) Marketing strategy that mixes Internet marketing with retail sales.
cobweb site (cobweb + web site) Web site that hasn't been updated for a long time. A dead web page.
commentariat (comment +
proletariat) Those who comment on a specific blog; alternatively, those who
comment on blogs in general.
computrainer (computer + trainer) Person who trains people how to use software or hardware.
conflama (conflict + drama) The explosive combination of conflict and drama (popularized by Amy Sacco, owner of the New York nightclub Bungalow 8).
contraption (contrive + trap) A gadget.
coopetition (cooperation + competition) Working with the competition (Joel Christopher).
copyleft (copyright + left) A method for licensing computer programs to be free software.
corridor warrior (corridor + road warrior) Knowledge workers who are often away from their desks wandering the labs, conference rooms, factories, or warehouses.
coufund (coupon + refund) A cross between a coupon and a refund, it's a coupon that is only valid after the customer glues three or four proofs of purchase on it.
crapparatus (crappy + apparatus) Used in reference to some activity for schlock promotion.
crapperpiece (crappy +
masterpiece) A show that is so bad, it's almost good. Used by Entertainment
Weekly to refer to director Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls.
crapplet (crappy + applet) Badly written or profoundly useless Java applet.
crapsicle (crap + popsicle) Frozen toilet waste that has fallen from an airplane in flight.
crazy-dar
(crazy + radar) The ability to identify people, things, or ideas which are
crazy (Entertainment Weekly).
cremains (cremated + remains) What remains after a corpse is cremated.
croverprotective (crazy +
overprotective) Very protective, extremely so (Patrick Bachelor, character in
Men in Trees TV show)
crowdsource (crowd + outsource) To rely
on many other readers to critique a work. Cyberlaw scholar Lawrence Lessig was
the first to crowdsource the revision of his book, Code and Other Laws of
Cyberspace.
Cruisazy (Tom Cruise + crazy) To act in a way that is Tom Cruise-like. To know something completely that others do not (t-shirt designer Miss Wit).
cybernaut (cybernetics + astronaut) Explorer of computer possibilities.
cyberspace (cybernetics + space) The Internet and more.
cyberware (cybernetics + software) Software for working on the web.
cyborg (cybernetic + organism) A human augmented by electronic or mechanical means.
cybrid (cytoplasmic +
hybrid) A cytoplasmic hybrid; for example, a rabbit egg injected with human
DNA that is used in an embryonic stem cell factory.
D
dancercise (dance + exercise) Exercise by dancing.
decafalon (decafe +
decathalon) The effort of getting through the day consuming only those things
that are good for you.
dick lit (dick + chick lit) Sexy tales from a male point of view.
dictaphone (dictation + telephone) A machine for taking dictation.
disgrossting (disgusting +
gross) Grossly disgusting; repellant, nauseating.
ditsy (dotty + dizzy) Scatterbrained.
docutainment (documentary + entertainment) An entertaining documentary.
doga (dog + yoga) Yoga for dogs.
dogfessions (dog
+ confession) The innermost secrets and confessions of dogs and dog owners
about each other.
don't-care-ware (don't care + software) Distributed computing.
Dopeler effect (dope + Doppeler effect) Tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly (Washington Post).
dot bomb (dot.com + bomb) Internet business that went bust.
dramadoc (dramatized + documentary) A dramatized documentary.
dramedy (drama + comedy) TV series that has both serious and comedic elements.
dreaditor (dread + editor) A merciless editor (Richard Lerned).
droodle (drew + riddle) A simple visual pun that is a cross between a drawing and a riddle.
dumfound (dumb + confound) To surprise or perplex.
duppies (double-income urban professional + yuppie) A young materialistic professional couple living in an urban or suburban area.
DWY (DWI + yakking) Driving while yakking (driving a car while talking on a cell phone).
E
earwitness (ear + eyewitness) Someone who is a witness to a conversation.
ebook (electronic + book) Electronically formatted and/or delivered book.
e-commerce Electronic commerce.
edicutioner (editor + executioner) A merciless editor (Ken Young).
Edward 40-hands (Edward Scizzorhands + 40 ounces) College slang for someone who tapes 40-ounce bottles of beer to both hands and then attempts to consume both in one gulp.
e-file (electronic + file) To file taxes electronically via the Internet or other means.
egg-citing (egg + exciting) Descriptive of Easter sales events.
electrocute (electricity + execute) To execute with electricity.
email (electronic + mail) Mail via the Internet.
e-marketing (electronic + marketing) Marketing via the Internet and email.
epublishing (electronic + publishing) Electronic publishing.
e-tailer (electronic + retailer) Internet retail site.
E-tard (Ecstasy + retard) Someone who uses the drug Ecstasy.
evite (email + invite) An invitation send via email.
exergaming (exercising +
video gaming) Video game play that requires some physical movement.
expandalism (expand + vandalism) Describes hip-hop tinged honky-tonk music with great
harmonizing and free-for-all rock sensibility (Big Kenny description of his music).
eye-selling (eye + handselling) Merchandising or marketing via retail displays.
ezine (electronic + magazine) Email newsletter or magazine.
F
faceslam (Facebook
+ body slam) To ignore or deny a friendship request on a social networking
website like Facebook.
faction (fact + fiction) A mix of fact and fiction in a movie or novel.
fagnostic (fag + agnostic) Describes a person who is confused about his sexual identity (Say It Isn't So movie).
fandemonium (fan + pandemonium) Excessive fan excitement.
fantabulous (fantastic + fabulous) Really marvelous.
fantasterrific (fantastic + terrific) Really fantastic (Ed TV show).
fanzine (fan + magazine) A fan magazine, usually published by an amateur.
fat chance (fat + slim chance) Surprisingly, it means slim chance or almost no chance.
feebate (fee + rebate) A
combination of a fee and a rebate suggested to be used by governments to
encourage certain behavior, such as reducing the use of oil (Newsweek
magazine).
feminazis (feminists + Nazis) Strident feminists (Rush Limbaugh).
fi-fi (financial + sci-fi) Financial
fiction.
flatwich (flat + sandwich) A sandwich flattened in a double-sided grill (soda-jerk speak).
flex-cuff
(flexible + handcuff) Flexible plastic restraint device wrapped around wrists
or ankles.
flexitarian
(flexible + vegetarian) Someone who eats a mainly vegetarian diet but
sometimes eats meat for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.
flog (fake + blog) A fake blog created
for spurious promotional reasons.
Floribbean (Florida +
Caribbean) A type of cuisine that embraces Floridian and Caribbean ingredients
and cooking styles, including fresh fish, tropical fruits, and fresh vegetables.
foon (fork + spoon) A spoon with broad tines.
foreploy (foreplay + ploy) Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid (Washington Post).
forgy (four + orgy) An orgy with four people.
fraters (friends + haters) Friends who secretly hate you (Mean Girls movie).
Franglais (français + anglais) French with many English words mixed in.
fratire (fraternity + satire) Male humor books (New York Times).
frazzle (fray + dazzle) To exhaust emotionally or physically; to upset.
free range children (free range chicken + children) Kids who are not over-scheduled during their free time out of school (Faith Popcorn, EVEolution).
freecycling (free + recyclying) Connecting people who have something they want to throw out with someone who wants the item.
freeware (free + software) Software that is given away freely.
frenemy (friend + enemy) In teenspeak, a friend who often works against you or competes against you.
frizzle (fry + sizzle) To fry something until it is crisp.
frolf (frisbee + golf) Frisbee golf.
frontenis (frontón + tennis) A Latin American game of tennis played on a three-walled court.
froodle (fruit + noodle)
Noodles made from fresh fruits.
froon (frozen + spoon) A frozen spoon (Wendy's commercial).
fruitarian (fruit + vegetarian) Someone who eats lots of fruits and nuts and few or no vegetables, grains, or animal products.
fugly (f**king +
ugly) Really ugly.
fun shui (fun + feng shui) Creating a funnier place.
futarchy (futures + -archy) A governmental system where government policies are determined largely by a futures exchange (Robin Hanson).
futz (fool + putz) To fool around, waste time.
G
gaby boomer (gay + baby boomer) Gay baby boomer (Dictionary of the Future).
galumph (gallop + triumph) To move clumsily (Lewis Carroll).
gasohol (gas + alcohol) A gas blend made with ethyl alcohol.
gayborhood (gay + neighborhood) An area where gays hang out (Hack TV show).
gaydar (gay + radar) Ability to tell a gay man from a straight man (Fox TV).
gaydio (gay + radio) Musical taste that broadcasts the listener's homosexual tendencies (Details).
gaysted
(gay + wasted) Being drunk enough to engage in homosexual acts (when you are a
heterosexual).
gerrymander (Elbridge Gerry + salamander) To change a voting district in a convoluted way to
favor one political party over another (formed in 1811 when painter Gilbert Stuart remarked that a newly redrawn Massachusetts district
looked like a salamander which an editor then changed to reflect the name of the current Massachusetts governor).
Ghitalian (ghetto +
Italian) A cuisine that combines ghetto Black cooking and Italian foods.
ginormous
(giant or gigantic + enormous) Very big. Extremely huge.
giraffiti (giraffe + graffiti) Vandalism spray-painted very, very high (Washington Post).
glibido (glib + libido) All talk and no action (Washington Post).
glutaraldehyde (glutaric acid + aldehyde) A chemical compound.
Googlegδnger (Google +
doppelgδnger) Someone found via a search engine who has the same name as the
person you are seeking.
good-bye (God be with you + good day) Farewell.
good-time Charlottes (good-time Charlies + Charlotte) Women who have sex with soldiers
as part of their patriotic duty. Also known as amateur girls, khaki-whackies, and victory girls.
Gorbasm (Gorbachev + orgasm) Silly political statement or action (Rush Limbaugh).
grandtastic (grand + fantastic) Super fantastic.
gray collar workers (gray + white collar workers) Janitors and other laborers who wear gray collar uniforms.
gray market (gray + black market) Buying and selling goods, especially imported goods, at prices lower than those set by an official regulatory agency.
green collar workers (green + white collar workers) Environmental workers.
greenmail (green + blackmail) Money paid to another company to get them to go away and not take over your company.
greepy (gross +
creepy) Gross and creepy.
gription (grip + traction) The friction created between any two surfaces, bodies, or a body and
a surface, which allows for safe and predictable weight transfer,directional movement, or continued momentum in a desired
direction. Usually to do with getting a sure footing in slippery conditions, getting a good bite on the road when driving, or stopping
an item from sliding on inclined surfaces. Can be used in relation to inanimate and animate objects. Not directly related to surface area (Kevin A. Hodgins).
grog
(group + blog) A group blog.
gubbish (garbage + rubbish) Garbage; nonsense.
guppie (gay + yuppie) Young gay urban
professional.
guesstimate (guess + estimate) An estimate based on guesses.
H
hactivists (hackers + activists) Computer hackers who are political or social activists.
In one case, they brought down the World Economic Forum web site to protest its policies.
handicapable (handicapped + capable)
Refers to handicapped people as being very capable.
hasbian (hasbeen + lesbian) A lesbian who is
currently bisexual or heterosexual.
hassle (may be a blend of harass + hustle, haggle + tussle, or haggle + wrestle) To disturb or bother.
hattitude (hat + attitude) The lively attitude of women over 50 who are members of the Red Hat Society.
headvertising (head + advertising) Advertising messages tattooed on student's foreheads.
heliculture (helix + culture) Growing snails for food.
hemorwords (hemorrhoids + words) Words you now you should cut but can't (Marilyn Haight).
heteroflexible (heterosexual + flexible) Someone who has flexible sexual preferences.
hipatitis (hip + hepatitis) Terminal coolness (Washington Post).
hiposuction (hip + liposuction) The process whereby something hip becomes accepted by the mainstream culture and loses its coolness factor.
hip-pop (hip-hop + pop) Hip-hop music with a pop leaning.
Hipublican (hip + Republican) Young Republican with an edge. Trendy hip conservative.
hits & hisses (hits & misses + hisses) Section featuring good and bad reviews.
hobeau (hobo + beau) A
boyfriend lacking in good hygiene habits.
honest
to blog (honest to God + blog) A verbal
hand-on-the-Bible truth test (Juno movie).
hopium (hope + opium) Unrealistic and persistent optimism.
househusband (housewife + husband) A father who stays at home and takes care of the children and the house.
hug o'war (hug + tug o'war) A game of fun and kisses where everyone wins (Shel Silverstein).
humanology (human + technology) The combination of innovative technology and the human support to complement it (Gateway Inc.).
humanure (human + manure) Manmade shit.
humongous (huge + monstrous) Very large.
hygrid (hybrid + grid) New technologies that allow households to go off the grid at least part way. For example, wind power and solar power.
hyperanglocute (hyper + anglo + locute) To speak English very loudly and very slowly in a foreign country in an attempt to make people understand you (Joe Heuer, Daffynition-a-Day).
I
ideadorium (idea + auditorium) Videoconferencing rooms used for people working together on creating new ideas.
ignoranus (ignoramus + anus) Person who's both stupid and an asshole (Washington Post).
i-marketing (Internet + marketing) Marketing via email and the Internet.
imagibation (imagination +
masturbation) Thinking about sex with a really hot girl.
intactivist
(intact + activist) A person who opposes circumcision, wanting to keep the
child's penus intact (Mark Reiss, executive VP of Doctors Opposing
Circumcision).
infanticipating (infant + anticipating) Pregnant; expecting a baby.
infobahn (information + autobahn) The information highway.
infodump (information + dump) A place to put excess information.
infoglut (information + glut) An excess of information.
infomercial (information + commercial) A long-form commercial that informs as it sells.
infonaut (information + astronaut) Information
infopreneur (information + entrepreneur) Information developer and marketer.
infotainment (information + entertainment) Educational and entertaining material.
inoculatte (inoculate + latté) To take coffee intravenously when you are running late (Washington Post).
intaxication (intoxication + tax) Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with (Washington Post).
intellectronics (intellect + electronics) The use of computers to extend human thought.
interfacial marriage (interracial
marriage + facial) Marriage between two people of unequal beauty, one
beautiful, one ugly.
IOU (I + O + U + I owe you) A statement of indebtedness.
irregardless (irrespective + regardless) Regardless.
J
Jacobethan (Jacobean + Elizabethan) Covering two literary eras (John Betjeman).
Janey-Come-Lately (Jane + Johnny-Come-Lately) A female newcomer or someone who comes late to a fashion or party.
Japlish (Japanese + English) Japanese mixed with English words.
Jewfro (Jew +
Afro) Afro-like hairstyle on a Jewish man.
K
karmageddon (karma + Armageddon) It's like, when everybody is sending off all these
really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer (Washington Post).
kidult (kid + adult) Describes entertainment aimed at kids but also attractive to adults (i.e., the Harry Potter books).
kidventure (kid +
adventure) A children's adventure movie (Entertainment Weekly).
kiss and yell (kiss and tell + yell) To tell everyone about your sexual exploits.
kiteboarding (kiting + surfboard) A combination of kiting and surfing.
klog (knowledge + blog)
Project management blog. Also known as k-log.
kludge (may be a blend of klutz + fudge) To put various parts together to fix something, even when the parts were not originally intended for that particular use.
L
Lieberals (lies + liberals) Democrats with Republican sympathies (Robert Lanham).
limon (lime + lemon) A flavor that combines lemon and lime.
locavore (local +
omnivore) Someone who buys food at the local farmer's market.
lovecat (love + fat cat) A great lover.
lurve (love + crave) Really love and want (Hugh Elliott, blogger, Standing Roon Only).
M
mad lib (mad + ad-lib) Word game.
maddy (mommy + daddy) Son's name for man who became a woman.
magalog (magazine + catalog) A combination catalog and magazine. A catazine.
malternative (malt + alternative) An alternative to alcoholic beverages with malt, e.g., Skyy Blue.
mandal (man + sandal) A foot-showing sandal shoe of pretentiously high quality and expense.
manetite (man + appetite) A man's appetite (Sonic burger commercial).
manny (man + nanny) A male nanny.
manopause (man +
menopause) Male midlife crisis often resulting in expensive purchases.
manorexia (man + anorexia)
A condition of thinness in men caused by over-exercising.
manscaping (man + landscaping) Grooming and fashion for men.
mantourage (man + entourage) A wqman's
collection of male dates or hanger-ons.
Markiavelli (mark + Machiavelli) A merciless editor (Daniel Tricarico).
maryjane (Mary + Jane + marijuana) Slang for marijuana.
matchimony (match + matrimony) Wedding.
matriotism (matriarch + patriotism) Loyalty to Mother Earth, not to individual countries.
maxi (maximum + mini) A long skirt.
maxiskirt (maximum + miniskirt) A long skirt.
memail (me + email) Personalized email directed to an individual (Seth Godin).
metrosexual (metro + heterosexual) The new breed of fashion-conscious men who exfoliate, moisturize, and wax, but sleep with women.
metrosumosexual (metrosexual + sumo) Heterosexual men who do not mind people thinking they are fat.
Mex-Italian (Mexican +
Italian) A cuisine that combines Mexican and Italian foods.
miki (mobile + wiki) A
wiki designed to be used on mobile platforms such as cellphones and PDAs.
milktate (milk + lactate)
To lactate (Juno movie).
mimsy (miserable + flimsy) To be miserable.
mindquake (mind + earthquake) A great idea.
mindstorm (mind + brainstorm) A brainstorm.
mingy (mean + stingy) Very stingy.
moblog (mob + blog) A group blog.
Pronounced mob-log.
moblog (mobile + blog) A
mobile blog or blog written away from the desk, generally maintained via a
mobile device (cellphone, PDA, or laptop). Pronounced mō-blog.
mobocracy (mob + democracy) Rule of the mob.
mocker (mod +
rocker) A fusion of mod and rocker. A word from A Hard Day's Night
referring to Ringo Starr.
mockney (mock + Cockney) A variation of Cockney used by some British celebrities.
mockumentary (mock + documentary) A mock documentary, played for its entertainment value.
mompreneur (mom + entrepreneur) Women who create new businesses out of their home.
monergy (money + energy) Money and time going to good causes.
motel (motor + hotel) A hotel easily accessible by motor car, generally with parking space right outside the building.
motorcade (motor + cavalcade) A parade of cars.
mouse potato (mouse + couch potato) Someone who spends a lot of time in front of a computer.
Ms. (Mrs. + Miss) A variant of one or the other terms for addressing a woman. Allows for marital status to be unknown, undefined, or simply ignored.
mufftar (muffler + guitar) Guitar made from a muffler. The only one in the world is played by Doug Gabriel at his show house in Branson, Missouri.
muppie (mature + yuppie) A middle-aged professional materialistic person.
murderabilia (murder + memorabilia) Items from killers that go on sale via online auctions or other means, especially those items where the murderer profits.
muss (man + wuss) Half man, half wuss (Adrian Monk, character in Monk TV show).
N
nearlynym (nearly + synonym) Almost right word (Ken Young).
netiquette (net + etiquette) Describes appropriate behavior on the Internet.
new collar workers (new + white collar workers) Service and clerical workers that aren't blue collar or white collar.
newater (new + water) Domestic wastewater that is purified for reuse (Singapore).
no collar workers (no + white collar workers) The super wealthy who can get by coming into work in a t-shirt.
nocebo (no +
placebo) Harmless substance that can cause harmful effects due to negative
expectations.
nocebo effect (no + placebo effect) Refers to the fact that people who worry about their health turn out to have four times the normal fatality rate.
NOte! (no! + note) A vociferous rejection letter (Andy Thomson).
Nuyorican (New York +
Puerto Rican) A person of Puerto Rican ancestry living in New York City.
Nyetscape (nyet + Netscape) Nickname for AOL's
former less-than-full-featured Web browser.
nymphomercial (nymph +
infomercial) A video ad that uses a sexy, semi-nude lady to sell a product
(coined by Jay Nussbaum, author of A Monk Jumped Over a Wall)
Find more videos like this on the Book Marketing Network
O
odorbet (odor + alphabet) A system developed by Alan Hirsch to help someone to remember people's
names by associating names with scents spelled with the same letter. For example, to remember Alfred Smith, think apples and smoke.
Offlish (office + English) Office jargon exemplified by such words as blue sky idea, bouncebackability, rightsize,
the big cheese, and streamline.
open-collar workers (open + white collar workers) People who work at home or telecommute.
optimystic (optimist + mystic) Happy mystics. Optimystics are happier and live longer for some reason. Swami Beyondananda
osteopornosis (osteoporosis + porn) Degenerate disease (Washington Post).
outro (out + intro) A literary and
musical term used to indicate the conclusion to a piece; also known as the coda
or epilogue.
P
p-book (printed + e-book) A printed book.
pajangle (pajama + tangle)
Waking up with pajamas all in a tangle.
palimony (pal + alimony) Alimony paid to a former live-in companion.
par-imps (parents + pimps) Parents who let their children dress like hookers (Entertainment Weekly).
parasail (parachute + sail) To sail via a parachute over the water.
parascending (parachute + ascending) Gliding with a parachute.
paratroops (parachute + troops) Army troops that parachute in.
parkitecture (park + architecture) The architecture of national park hotels and other buildings.
pennant (pendant + pennon) A triangular flag.
penvy (pen + envy) Jealousy of a successful writer (Robert Morgan Fisher).
perch (persistent + search) Search engines that provide on-going RSS feeds.
pessimystic (pessimist + mystic) Unhappy mystics. Pessimystics seem to be more in touch
with reality, but optimystics are happier and live longer for some reason. Swami Beyondananda.
picoverse (pico + universe) A smaller universe.
pink collar workers (pink + white collar workers) Workers at jobs once held primarily by women
(typist, secretary, nurse, telephone operator).
pink cow (pink + black cow) A float made with vanilla ice cream and cherry syrup.
Pin-Tin-Tin (pin + Rin-Tin-Tin) Someone who likes to wear lots of pins; a pin freak (U.S. News & World Report).
plog (political + blog)
A politically-oriented blog.
plowboy (plow + cowboy) Farmer.
pluto (plum + apricot) A fruit combining the characteristics of a plum and an apricot.
Pob (Posh + bob) A short
haircut like that worn by Posh Spice (Mrs. David Beckham).
podcasting (iPod + broadcasting) A way to deliver audio and video content via the Internet for use on an iPod or other audio player.
podiobook (podcast + audiobook) Audiobook delivered via podcasts.
podvertising (podcast +
advertising) Advertising on a podcast.
poo-em (poo + poem) A bad poem (Andy Thomson).
poolates (pool + Pilates)
Exercises done in a pool, especially Pilates exercises.
popera (pop + opera) Opera music with a pop music presentation.
popper (pop + rocker) A
pop rocker. Ringo Starr used the word to describe himself.
preachathon (preach + marathon) A lengthy series of sermons.
prehab (pre + rehab) A transitional program to get substance abusers ready for rehab (Dictionary of the Future).
presenteeism (present + absenteeism) People who show up early for work, stay late, and work
weekends but accomplish little (Dictionary of the Future).
prissy (prim + sissy) Very prim and proper.
privatopia (private + utopia) Suburb governed by homeowner's associations.
prostitots (prostitutes + tots) Children
and young girls who dress like hookers.
prosumer (producer + consumer) Producers make money. Consumers spend money. Prosumers make money while they spend (coined by Bill Quain).
Q
quillow (quilt + pillow) A quilted pillow.
R
racino (racing track + casino) A racing track (generally horse-racing) that is also licensed to feature slot machines or other gambling operations.
rapex (rape + latex) A condom women can wear to protect themselves from rape. Invented by Sonette Ehlers, a South
African woman who was tired of the high rape incidence in her country.
re-imagineer (reimagine + engineer) Someone who looks for new things or looks for new perspectives on old things (Tom Peters).
reintarnation (reincarnation + tarnation) Coming back to life as a hillbilly (Washington Post).
relaxentration (relax + concentration) In acting, the moments where an actor feels like he is
the person he is portraying and no longer in his head (Matt Damon and Don Cheadle).
retailgating (retail + tailgating) Co-operating with another company in a retail promotion (Promo magazine).
retrosexual (retro + metrosexual) Men who cultivate a conspicuous indifference to their appearance, who ignore fashion and grooming. The beer and sports crowd.
riffle (ripple + ruffle) To shuffle or thumb through.
right now man (right now + right man) A man to date right away without worrying about developing a long-term relationship.
rock 'n' soul (rock 'n' roll + soul) A combination of rock and soul.
rockabilly (rock 'n' roll + hillbilly) A combination of rock and country music.
rockumentary (rock + documentary) A documentary covering a rock group or groups.
ruckus (ruction + rumpus) A commotion.
S
sailboard (sailboat + surfboard) A cross between a surfboard and a sailboat.
Sarbox Effect (Sarbanes-Oxley) Any hint of accounting irregularities, for which the Sarbanes-Oxley Act imposes dire penalties, causes corporate managers to freeze up and conservative investors to head for the exits (Forbes).
sarchasm (sarcasm + chasm) Gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it (Washington Post).
scaredevil (scare + daredevil) Someone who's afraid to try anything that might be risky.
scarevoyants (scare + clairvoyants) People who warn about upcoming environmental, cultural, or political dangers (Dictionary of the Future).
schlepresentative (schlep + representative) Incompetent agent (Robert Morgan Fisher).
scientifiction (science + fiction) Term coined by Hugo Gernsback.
scinema (science + cinema) Science fiction movies on the Sci-Fi Channel.
scramble (scamble + crawl) To move around hurriedly.
scramjet (scram + ramjet) Supersonic combustion ramjet.
scrawl (sprawl + crawl) To write illegibly.
screamager (scream +
teenager) In their teens, kids seem to scream more.
screenager (screen +
teenager) Teenagers are sometimes called as such because they spend so much
time in front of screens of one kind or another.
scumware (scum + software) Software that automatically adds itself to your computer (without your permission) when you visit certain web sites and then performs
certain functions and reports back to whomever programmed it.
scuzzy (scum + fuzzy) Yukky, dirty, slimy, disreputable.
Seabee (sea + CB [construction battalion]) A member of a U.S. Navy construction battalion.
sex-rated (sex + x-rated) Rated very sexy.
sexaggerate (sex + exaggerate) To exaggerate one's sexual exploits.
sexaholic (sex + alcoholic) Someone who craves sex.
sexational (sex + sensational) Very sexy.
sexcellence (sex + excellence) Superb sexually.
sexcesses (sex + excesses) Overly kinky sexual desires.
sexciting (sex + exciting) Sexually stimulating.
sexclamations (sex + exclamations) Moaning and other loud noises made during sex.
sexcuse (sex + excuse) Example: But, Honey, I have a headache.
sexercise (sex + exercise) The best kind of exercise. Always done with two or more people.
sexhibitionist (sex + exhibitionist) Someone who likes public sex displays.
sexile (sex + exile) College slang for a roommate who is roomless because his or her roommate has a sleepover girlfriend or boyfriend.
sexiled
(sex + exiled) Sexually abstinent; also describes when someone is forced to
sleep outside his or her room because a roommate is having sex (college slang).
sexotic (sex + exotic) Kinky.
sexperienced (sex + experience) Sexually experienced.
sexpert (sex + expert) An expert in things sexual.
sexplicit (sex + explicit) Sexually explicit.
sexploit (sex + exploit) A kinky sex act.
sexploitation (sex + exploitation) Exploitation of someone for sexual purposes.
sexplorer (sex + explorer) Someone who explores the varieties of sexual experience.
sexplosion (sex + explosion) A breakout of sexual activity.
sexposé (sex + exposé) A breaking news story about a sex scandal.
sexsomnia (sex + insomnia) Involuntary sexual behavior during sleep.
sextortion (sex + extortion) Extortion based on sexual information.
sextraordinary (sex + extraordinary) Very sexy.
sextravaganza (sex + extravaganza) Sexy party; orgy.
sextrovert (sex + extrovert) Someone who likes public displays of sex.
shake-up call (shake up + wake-up call) A wake-up call to the nth power (Faith Popcorn, EVEolution).
shareware (share + software) Software that is given away freely. If the user likes the program, they are asked to pay a small fee to the creator.
shart (shit + fart) A
fart with a little something extra attached.
sheeple (sheep + people) Member of a
flash mob (organized by text messaging cellphones.
sheepwalking
(sheep + sleepwalking) The
outcome of hiring people who have been raised to be obedient and giving them a
brain-dead job and enough fear to keep them in line (Seth Godin).
shemale (she + female + male) A man who dresses in such a way as to appear to be a gorgeous female.
shiny-object syndrome (shiny object + China syndrome) A tendency among businesses to want to incorporate every
irrelevant fad into their operations.
shitergy (shit + synergy) The unexpected by-product of the great media consolidation. They
smash together together all these propoerties, and they think it'sgoing to have this fantastic result. But of course the parts drag
one another down and they wind up with way worse shit that they had individually. (Mark Lisanti, Defamer blog)
shoeicide bomber (shoe + suicide bomber) Someone who commits suicide while using a shoe bomb.
shoppertainment (shopper + entertainment) Retail outlets that include some form of
entertainment as well, whether climbing walls, video entertainment, or more.
showmance (show + romance) An affair between reality-TV-show contestants, characterized by
buckets of booze and poorly lit, under-sheets humping, that fizzles once the parties reenter the real world and wonder, What in God's
name was I thinking? (Entertainment Weekly).
sideblog (sidebar + blog)
A blog post or postings placed in the sidebar of a blog.
Sillywood (Silicon Valley + Hollywood) The media silliness that comes when Hollywood is
combined with too much technology (Tim Wilson).
sinema (sin + cinema) X-rated movie.
sitcommercial (sitcom + commercial) Infomercial presented in a sitcom format.
skateboard (skate + surfboard) A cross between a surfboard and a roller skate.
skishing (skiing + fishing) Extreme striped bass fishing where anglers don wet suits and flippers, then swim out several hundred yards offshore to cast for bass. It's called skishing because when a big striper is hooked, it often pulls the angler along as if waterskiing.
skort (skirt + short) A pair of shorts that looks like a skirt.
skyjack (sky + hijack) To hijack an airplane.
skypool (sky + carpool) When general aviation pilots share their flight with others if they have extra seats.
slanguage (slang + language) Speech made up primarily of slang.
slimnastics (slim + gymnastics) Exercise to lose weight.
slimsy (slim + flimsy) Flimsy; frail.
slithy (slimy + lithe) Word made up by Lewis Carroll in his Jabberwocky poem.
slivercast
(sliver + narrowcast) The practice of doing online videos that target a very
small audience, even smaller than the narrowcast audience of cable TV.
slore (slut + whore) A bad, bad woman.
sloser (slacker +
loser) A slacker and a loser.
slosh (slop + slush) To splash or spill.
slow-carb (slow + low-carb) A low-carb
diet that avoids sugar, fried foods, etc.
slumlord (slum + landlord) Owner of rental properties in a slum; generally one who does not take care of his properties but lets them run down.
slurve (slider + curve) A baseball pitch combining a curve with a slider.
smarkitect (smart + architect) Smart-assed creators.
smartoon (smart + cartoon) Cartoons that are educational while still being entertaining; for example, Ozzy & Drix.
smexting
(smoking + texting) The act of sending text messages while taking a cigarette
break outdoors.
smog (smoke + fog) Polluted air.
smokeasies (smoke + speakeasies) Urban apartments that become defacto cocktail lounges
for those smokers who cannot cope with the prevailing antismoking ordinances.
snackmosphere (snack +
atmosphere) The explosive layer of air at the top of a bag of chips or other
snack item.
snivelization (snivel + civilization) Civilization considered derisively as causing anxiety (Herman Melville).
snowboard (snow + surfboard) Board for surfing down a snow covered mountain or hill.
snowboardcross
(snowboard + motocross) A cross-country snowboard race that includes jumps and
turns.
snurfing (snow + surfing) Snowboarding.
soca (soul + calypso) Caribbean music that blends soul music and calypso.
software (soft + hardware) Computer programs to operate hardware to accomplish tasks.
soquid (solid + liquid) A mixture that's not exactly solid nor exactly liquid (Wendy's commercial).
spambot (spam + robot)
Online software code that generates large numbers of unwanted messages as
comments on various blogs.
Spanglish (Spanish + English) Latin American Spanish containing English expressions.
speakerphone (speaker + telephone) Telephone with a built-in speaker and microphone.
spim (spam + IM) Spam sent via Internet messaging.
spin rage (spinning + car
rage) Anger experienced by cycling class participants when fellow spinners
make excess exercise-induced noise.
sping (spam + ping) Fraudulent pings from blogs using trackbacks, aka trackback spam (coined by David Sifry of Technorati in his February 2006 State of the Blogosphere report).
spit (spam + IT) Spam sent via Internet telephony.
splatter (splash + spatter) To spatter.
splogs (spam + blogs) Spamming blogs.
splotch (blotch + spot) An irregularly shapped spot or blotch.
splurge (splash + surge) A spending spree or costly indulgence.
spool (spa + pool) An in-ground spa.
spork (spoon + fork) A spoon with broad tines.
sportsational (sports + sensational) Describes an incredible sports performance.
spousekeeping (spouse + housekeeping) Taking care of your spouse.
spy-fi (spy + hi-fi) High-tech spy gear.
spyware (spy + software) Software designed to spy on your computer system.
spywitness (spy + eyewitness) Gossip columnist; an anonymous informant.
squdge (squash + pudge) To squash something fat into something thinner.
squeasel word (squeeze + weasel) A portmanteau.
squiggle (squirm + wiggle) A wiggly mark.
squirearchy (squires + hiearchy) The class of landed gentry.
squirl (squiggle + whirl) A handwritten flourish.
squoval (square + oval) A shape between oval and square, especially as referring to fingernails.
stabotage (stab +
sabotage) Where sabotage is intentional or unintentional, stabotage is
blatantly intentional (Judith Briles, author, Stabotage!).
stagflation (stagnation + inflation) A situation where the economy is stagnant even as inflation continues.
stalkerazzis (stalk + paparazzi) Photographers who stalk celebrities to get photos.
stripperthon (stripper + marathon) A stripping event.
stuntraiser
(stunt + fundraiser) A fundraising featuring a stunt.
sunsational (sun + sensational) Describes a fantastic sunny day.
surfari (surf + safari) A long surfing session.
Swedlish (Swedish + English) Swedish mixed with English words.
swellegant (swell +
elegant) Very elegant.
swimsational (swim + sensational) Describes an incredible swimming performance.
T
talkathon (talk + marathon) A lengthy series of speeches.
tangelo (tangerine + pomelo) A hybrid fruit obtain by grafting grapefruit and tangerine trees.
tanorexic (tan +
anorexic) Describes a person who is obsessed with getting a tan to the
detriment of his or her health.
technoburg (technology + suburb) Suburb created by new technology. For example, Silicon Valley in California.
techsploitation (technology + exploitation) Exploited by technology (for example, web surfer interests being tracked by web sites via technology).
telethon (television + marathon) A long television fund-raising event.
televangelist (television + evangelist) A preacher who spreads his or her message via the television.
terrorvision (terror + television) Reference to too many crime shows on TV.
Texican (Texas + Mexican) Mexican variation spoken in Texas.
three-peat (three + repeat) Repeating as a winner for three seasons in a row.
threequel
(three + sequel) The third installment in a movie franchise, such as
Spider-Mann 3, Shrek the Third, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's
End.
t-mail (telegraph + email) Telegraph
messages (used in the title of a book: Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold
Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War by Tom
Wheeler).
tofurkey (tofu + turkey) Soy-based turkey substitute.
tour-de-farce (tour-de-force + farce) A failure.
tractorcade (tractor + motorcade) A procession of tractors.
tradigital (traditional + digital) A movie art form using traditional animating techniques as well as digital techniques (Jeffrey Katzenberg).
trashtastic
(trashy + fantastic) Describes a celebrity acting like trailer park trash.
trashterpiece (trashy + masterpiece) Sexy novels with not much substance.
travelogue (travel + monologue) A travel talk.
trick lit (trick + chick
lit) The term for a chick lit novel that pretends to be something else,
hoping to rope people in with an interesting premise. 30 pages later, you
discover that you were deceived, that it's just another piece of genre trash
(Seth Godin).
trickle up (trickle down +
up) The redistribution of wealth from the middle class and the poor to those
who are already rich.
trip hop (trip + hip hop) Asian hip hop music style.
tumbleset (tumble + somersault) Somersault.
tump (tip + dump) To tip over and dump out at the same time (Kentucky slang)
turducken (turkey + duck + chicken) A special turkey product made up of turkey, duck, and chicken. A favorite of football coach and analyst John Madden.
tushups (tush + pushups) An exercise involving raising your tush up and down.
tweens (between + teen) Children between youngsters and teens (9 to 12). Also known as tweenagers.
twiddle (twist + fiddle) To fiddle with; to be idle.
twirkle (twist + circle) To turn around in circles.
twirl (twist + swirl) To spin, to turn suddenly.
twisticians (twist + statisticians) Hardcore partisans who twist numbers to score a point.
U
Uncle Tomatoes (Uncle Toms + tomatoes) Italians who hate The Sopranos (Robert Lanham).
under mouse arrest (under house arrest + mouse) Getting busted for violating an on-line service's rule of conduct.
V
vacationship
(vacation + relationship) Refers to a long-distance relationship where the
people involved only see each other while on vacation.
vaginatarian (vagina + vegetarian) Describes a woman who has given up on men and sex (Say It Isn't So movie).
vaporware (vapor + software) Software that doesn't do the job it's supposed to do.
vidcast (video +
podcast) A video podcast.
viewquake (view + earthquake) A great idea (Robin Hanson).
viewshed (view +
watershed) The natural environment visible from a viewing point.
vitar (violin + guitar) Combination electric violin, viola, and guitar invented by John Ellington Blair.
vlog (video + blog) A blog consisting primarily of video entries.
vodcast (video +
podcast) A video podcast.
vorage (video + forage)
The practice of searching for videos online and then sharing them with others.
vortiginous (vortex + vertiginous) Whirling.
vulture capitalists (vultures + venture capitalists) Venture capitalists who prey upon companies that are in financial trouble.
W
waddle (wade + wobble) To sway as one walks.
wakeboarding (wake + surfboard) A combination of surfing and water-skiing.
walk of shame (walk + hall of shame) The morning walk home during college when a person is too inebriated or wanton to have made it home the night before.
walleyball (wall + volleyball) Volleyball-like game played in a racquet ball court.
warmedy (warm + comedy) A TV sitcom that tries to pull the heartstrings but usually ends up rather lukewarm.
webinar (web + seminar) A seminar given over the Internet.
webisodes (web + episodes) Online video shorts.
weeny (wee + tiny) Very small.
wellderly (well + elderly) Senior citizens who do not act their age.
Wenglish (Welsh + English) Welsh mixed with English words.
wheel estate (wheel + real estate) Mobile home seller.
whiteboard (white + blackboard) An erasable white board for writing on.
white list (white + blacklist) A list of acceptable people.
white magic (white + black magic) Good magic.
white noise (white light + noise) Background noise with a steady intensity.
white plague (white + black plague) Tuberculosis of the lungs.
wholphin (whale + dolphin) A cross between a false killer whale and an Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphin. The only one in the world is Kekaimalu at Sea Life Park in
Makapu'u on O'ahu in Hawai'i.
widget (Windows + gadget)
A piece of software that allows users to access special Internet services on a
user's desktop or within various websites.
wikiality (wiki +
reality) Together we can create a reality we can all agree on (Stephen
Colbert).
word of mouse (word of mouth + mouse) Word of mouth spread via the Internet.
workaholic (work + alcoholic) Someone who has a compulsive need to work.
Y
yippie (yippee + hippie) Also perhaps derived from Youth International Party. A more politically oriented hippie.
yuppie (young urban professional + yippie) A young materialistic professional living in an urban or suburban area.
yup-scale (yuppie + up-scale) Up-scale for yuppies.
Z
zentrepreneur (zen + entrepreneur) Businessperson with a new age consciousness; an entrepreneur with both a business and a life.
zoomburb (zoom + boomburb) A suburb growing faster than a boomburb.
zumpkin (zoo + bumpkin) A real bumpkin.
