Squeasel Words in Real
Life
Portmanteaus or Blends
I am compiling a dictionary of what I call Squeasel Words but which are
often called blends 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
Advertising Slogans
and Media Headlines . . .
Days Innspiration (Days Inn + inspiration) Days Inn motto.
The Good, the Fad, and the Ugly (the good, the bad, and the ugly + fad) Headline in U.S. News & World Report.
Holland Globetrotters (Holland + Harlem Globetrotters) Fictional basketball team not as good as the original. (Diet Pepsi commercial)
Keeping America Birdful
(Keeping America Beautiful + bird) Audubon slogan.
License to Thrill (license to kill + thrill) Headline in U.S. News & World Report.
Loverage™ (love + leverage) Using the powers of love and leverage to help others help you. (Jason Oman)
Mexican with Mauitude (Mexican with attitude + Maui) Slogan for Maui Tacos.
One potato, two potato, three potato. Pork. (one potato, two potato, three potato, four + pork) National Pork Board ad.
Shacksorize (Radio Shack + accessorize) To accessorize your electronics with the best connectors. (Radio Shack TV commercial)
Happy Who-lidays (who + happy holiday) U.S. Postal Service advertising featuring the Grinch.
Books and Other Publications
Adventure Capitalist
(adventure + venture capitalist) Travel book by investor Jim Rogers.
Affluenza (affluence + influenza) Business book about the all-consuming
epidemic by John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas Naylor.
All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go! (all dressed up and nowhere to
go + stressed) Book by Bill Crawford.
Alphabeasts (alphabet + beasts) Children's alphabet book by Wallace Edwards.
Animagicals (animals + magical) Children's book by Carol Digory Shields.
Animal Popposites (pop + opposites) A pop-up book about opposites by Matthew Reinhart.
Auntie Claus (auntie + Santa Claus) Children's book series by Elise Primavera.
Babybug (baby + Ladybug) Magazine for younger kids.
Bantam of the Opera (bantam + Phantom of the Opera) Children's book by Mary Jane Auch.
Barbarians at the Plate
(Barbarians at the Gate + plate) Cookbook by Marialisa Calta.
The Bit and the Pendulum (bit + The Pit and the Pendulum) Science book by Tom Siegfried.
Blue Suede Clues (Blue Suede Shoes + clues) Murder
mystery novel by Daniel Klein.
Bored of the Rings (bored + Lord of the Rings) A lampoon version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Boy Vey! (boy + oy vey!) Subtitled: The Shiksa's Guide to Dating Jewish Men by Kristina Grish.
Bruce Wayne (Robert Bruce + Mad Anthony Wayne) When Bob Kane came up with the alter ego for
Batman, he named the playboy Bruce Wayne after Scottish hero Robert Bruce and American Revolutionary War hero General Mad Anthony Wayne.
The Bugliest Bug (bug + ugliest) Children's book by Carol
Diggory Shields and Scott Nash.
Build a Better Spouse Trap (spouse + mouse trap) Dating book for
men by Ted Wentworth.
Bunnicula (bunny + Dracula) A children's book about a vampire bunny by Deborah and James Howe.
Byte & Switch (byte + bait & switch) Magazine covering the storage networking market.
Callanetics (Callan + athletics) Fitness book by Callan Pinckney.
Catch as Cat Can (catch as catch can + cat) Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie.
Catch-22 in the Rye
(Catch-22 + Catcher in the Rye) Holden
learns that if you're insane, you'll probably flunk out of prep school, but if you're flunking out of prep school, you're probably not insane. (Washington Post Style Invitational)
Catku (cat + haiku) Cat poem book by Pat Welch.
Chopping Spree (chopping + shopping spree) Mystery novel by Diane Mott Davidson.
The Choy of Cooking (choy + The Joy of Cooking) Cookbook by Sam Choy.
Citizen McCain (Citizen Kane + John McCain) Book about Senator John McCain by Elizabeth Drew.
Clark Kent (Clark Gable + KentT aylor) The news reporter alter ego of Superman, Clark Kent,
was named after two movie actors: Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.
Claws and Effect (claws + cause and effect) Mystery novel by Rita Mae Brown.
The Clitorist (clitoris + tourist) Subtitle: A guide to one of the hottest spots on earth. By Karen Salmansohn.
Cock-a-Moo-Moo (cock-a-doodle-doo + moo) Children's book by Juliet Dallas-Conte.
Dairy Potter (dairy +
Harry Potter) The Harry Potter character carved into a giant block of butter and featured at the Iowa State Fair.
Desperately
Seeking Certainty (Desperately Seeking Susan movie + certainty) Philosophical book by Daniel Farber and Suzanna Sherry.
Dinotopia (dinosaur + utopia) Book series about dinosaurs.
Dishalicious (dish + delicious) Novel by Stephanie Green.
Distory (diss + history) A treasury of historical insults by Robert Schnakenberg.
Dressed
to Grill (dressed to kill + grill) Cookbook by Karen Brooks, Diane Morgan, and Reed Darmon.
Duct Shui (duct tape + Feng Shui) Humor book by Tim and Jim, the Duct Tape Guys.
Earthquack (earthquake + quack) Children's book by Margie Palatini.
Economy of Errors (economy + comedy of errors) Business parody by Andrew Marlatt.
Eldernapped(elder + kidnapped) Mystery novel by George Freedman.
Fame Fatale (fame + femme fatale) Novel by Wendy Holden.
Feng Sh*t (Feng Shui + shit) The art of domestic disorder by Anna Crosbie.
Frankenstella and the Video Store Monster (Frankenstein + Stella) Children's book by Herbie Brennan.
GenerationFix (generation X + fix) Book about young ideas for a better world by Liz Rusch.
The Good, the Bad and the Mad ( The Good, the Bad and the Ugly +
mad) Book about weird people in American history by E. Randall Floyd.
Good Spousekeeping (Good Housekeeping + spouse) Humor book by Dave Meurer.
The Grapes of Math (Grapes of Wrath + math) Children's math book by Greg Tang.
Green Eggs and Hamlet (Green Eggs and Ham + Hamlet) Would you
kill him in his bed? Thrust a dagger through his head? I would not, could not, kill the King. I could not do that evil thing. I would not
wed this girl, you see. Now get her to a nunnery. (Washington Post Style Invitational)
Gruel
and Unusual Punishment (gruel + cruel and unusual punishment) Pennsylvania Dutch mystery with recipes by Tamar Myers.
Gullible's Travels (gullible + Gulliver's Travels) Travel book by Cash Peter.
He-Motions (he + emotions) Book by pastor T. D. Jakes.
Honku (honk + haiku) Humorous haiku book about road rage by Aaron Naparstek.
Howliday Inn (howl + Holiday Inn) A children's book James Howe.
Hunting the Daddyosaurus
(daddy + dinosaur) Children's book by Teresa Bateman.
Insparations (inspirations + spa) Day spa book by Susie Galvez.
It Takes a Village Idiot (It takes a village + village idiot) Humor book by Jim Mullen.
The Joy of Soy (The Joy of Cooking + soy) Cookbook by Dana Jacobi.
Knight
Life (knight + night life) Children's book about King Arthur and Merlin in modern-day New York City.
Life's Little Frustration Book (Life's Little Instruction Book + frustration) Book by G.Gaynor McTigue.
Linda Turner (Linda Darnell + Lana Turner) The alter ego of the Black Cat comic book heroine was
Hollywood starlet Linda Turner, named for two of Hollywood's famous movie stars of the time: Linda Darnell and Lana Turner.
Longitudes and Attitudes (longitudes and latitudes + attitudes) Book
on September 11th by Thomas Friedman.
Mad Libs (mad + adlib) Book series featuring a fun word game.
May It Amuse the Court (may it please the court + amuse) Book
of editorial cartoons about the Supreme Court by H. L. Pohlman.
Merry Kitschmas (Merry Christmas + kitsch) A holiday activities book by Michael Conway.
A Month of Sundaes (a month of Sundays + sundaes) Ice cream dessert book by Michael Turback.
Mrs. Bindergarten (binder + kindergarten) Character from a children's book series.
Nice Girls Finish First (nice girls finish last + first) Book about the Notre Dame women's basketball team by Mark Bradford.
Noirotica (noir + erotica) Anthology of erotic crime stories by Thomas Roche.
One God Clapping (one hand clapping + God) Book on Judaism by Rabbi Alan Lew.
The
Oy of Sex (oy + The Joy of Sex) A book of erotica written by Jewish women.
Pat the Money (Pat the Bunny + money) Book parody by Diane Wachtell.
Santa Claustrophobia (Santa Claus + claustrophobia) Children's book by Mike Reiss.
Scranimals (scrambled + animals) Children's book by Jack Prelutsky.
Sextrology
(sex + astrology) Book about using astrology for a great sex life by Edward Gould.
She Came in Through the Kitchen Window (She Came in Through the Bathroom Window +
kitchen) Book of recipes inspired by the music of the Beatles by Stephen Spignesi.
Shopportunity (shop + opportunity) Book by Kate Newlin on putting the thrill back into shopping.
The Sissy Duckling (sissy + The Ugly Duckling) Children's book by Harvey Fierstein.
The Soy of Cooking (soy + The Joy of Cooking) Cookbook by Marie Oser.
Soy You Wanna Lose Weight? (soy + so you want to lose weight?) Diet book featuring the weight loss benefits of soy. Book by Sherry Granada.
Statue of Limitations (statue + statute of limitations) Mystery novel by Tamar Myers.
Sticks & Scones (sticks & stones + scones) Mystery novel by Diane Mott Davidson.
Summersaults (summer + somersaults) Children's poetry book by Douglas Florian.
Tackylocks
and the Three Bears (Tacky + Goldilocks and the Three Bears) Children's book by Helen Lester.
Tea Chings (tea + i-ching) Tea book by The Republic of Tea.
The
Three Silly Girls Grubb (silly girls Grubb + The Three Billy Goats Gruff) Children's book by John and Ann Hassett.
Time Stops for No Mouse (time stops for no man + mouse) A Hermux Tantamoq children's book by Michael Hoeye.
Tongue in Chic (tongue in cheek + chic) Memoir by heiress Paris Hilton.
'Twas
the Fright Before Christmas ("Twas the Night Before Christmas + fright) Children's book by Judy Sierra.
T'witches (twin + teen + witches) A series of novels about twin teen witches by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld.
Venus Envy (Venus Williams + penus envy) Subtitle: A Sensational Season Inside the Womens Tennis Tour by L. Jon Wertheim.
Washington Schlepped Here (Washington
slept here + schlepped) Travel book by Christopher Buckley.
Whale Done! (whale + well done) Book by Ken Blanchard.
What's Your Occuplaytion?
(occupation + play) Book by Heidi Richards.
Where's Walden? (Where's Waldo? + Walden) Alas, the challenge of locating Henry
David Thoreau in each richly detailed drawing loses its appeal when it quickly becomes clear that he is always in the woods.
(Washington Post Style Invitational)
Who's Your Caddy? (Who's your daddy? + caddy) Book by Rich Reilly.
Yogilates (yoga + Pilates) Yoga book by Jonathan Urla.
Businesses and Organizations
Aquarobics (aqua + aerobics) Aerobic swimming program.
Bean Me Up (bean + beam me up) Coffee shop in San Diego, California.
Beefstro (beef + bistro) Restaurant in Iowa City, Iowa.
Beggars and Chewsers (beggars and
choosers + chew) Gourmet pet boutique in Martinsville, Indiana.
Better Thymes (better times + thymes) Natural foods store in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Booble (boobs + Google) An adult web site search engine.
Budgetel (budget + motel) Motel chain.
Cancervive (cancer + survive) Web site for cancer survivors.
Cinemax (cinema + maximum) Movie cable channel.
Cinerama (cinema + panorama) A former kind of movie theater that featured a much wider screen for panoramic scenes.
Compuseum (computer + museum) A museum about computers located at Bozeman, Montana.
Copabananas (Copacabana + bananas) Club in Panama City, Florida.
Crepe Escape (crepe + Great Escape) Restaurant.
Debswana (De Beers +
Botswana) Diamond company in Botswana composed of a 50/50 partnership between
De Beers and the country of Botswana.
Different Strummer
(Different Drummer + strum) Chicago music store.
Eyeowa Optical Company (eye + Iowa) Eye doctor in Fairfield, Iowa.
Fashion Cents (fashion sense + cents) Women's clothing store in Starkville, Mississippi.
For the Shell of It (for the hell of it + shell) Shell gift shop in Fort Bragg, California.
Framerica (frame + America) Framing company.
Froogle.com (frugal + google.com) A shopping service search engine operated by Google.
Funrise (fun + sunrise) Toy company.
Funntasia (fun + Fantasia) Family fun attraction in Spring Lake, Michigan.
Garmin (Gary + Min) A blend of the first names of the company's founders: Gary Burrell and Min Kao.
Geneon (generate + eon) The new name for Pioneer Entertainment, designed to represent the company's ability to produce new entertainment with eternal value.
Genetic Savings & Clone
(Genetic Savings & Loan + clone) A genetic cloning company.
Golf of Mexico (golf + Gulf of Mexico) A miniature golf course.
InfoCision (information + decision) Telemarketing company.
irreference
(irreverent + reference) An Internet site devoted to fun useful books and
information.
iVillage.com (Internet + village) Internet web site for women.
Jazzercise (jazz + exercise) Exercise program accompanied by jazz.
Jellystone Parks (jelly + Yellowstone Park) Family camps in various parts of the country.
KaBloom (kaboom + bloom) Flower retail web site.
Knowhere Press (know + nowhere) Book publisher.
Labov and Beyond (Ralph Labov + above and beyond [the call of duty]) Business consultant.
Levenger (Leveen + Granger) The founding company of this catalog company combined their two last names to create a name for the company.
Mattel (Harold Matson + Elliot Handler) This toy company's name was developed by blending the last
name of one founder with the first name of another founder.
Medicare (medical + care) Government medical care program.
Microsoft (microcomputer + software) Large software company.
Moby Dickens (Moby Dick + Charles Dickens) Bookstore in Taos, New Mexico.
Moosellaneous (moose +
miscellaneous) Gift shop in Anchorage, Alaska.
Motley Cow (Motley Crue + cow) Restaurant in Iowa City, Iowa.
Olivado (olive + avocado) New Zealand olive and avocado oil company.
Pigalog (pig + catalog) Industrial catalog.
Printellectual (print + intellectual) Print brokering web site.
Rent-a-Wreck (rent-a-car + wreck) Car rental company.
Rock 'n' Road Cycle (rock 'n' roll + road) Bicycle shop in Grand Haven, Michigan.
Sleep Inn (sleep in + inn) Motel chain.
Smarketing (smart + marketing) A Los Angeles based alliance of marketing professionals serving
clients nationwide. They specialize in branding, strategicplanning, website development and the execution of marketing plans for consumer
products, authors, self publishers, and professional services.
Snapple (snap + apple) Flavored iced tea company.
Sony (sonus [Latin word for sound] + sonny) So named by its founder Akio Morita because he
wanted something that was easy to say and seemed youthful for his electronic audio firm.
Spinsanity (spin + insanity) Web site against manipulative rhetoric.
Sport Townsend (sport + Port Townsend) Outdoor sport shop in Port Townsend, Washington.
Syndirella (syndicate + Cinderella) An RSS news aggregator web site.
Teavana (tea + nirvana) Fancy tea shop in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
That's Rentertainment
(That's Entertainment + rent) Video rental chain.
Thyme Square (thyme + Times Square) Gourmet restaurant in Norfolk, Virginia.
Thymely Solutions (thyme + timely solutions) Holistic health and herb shop in Fairfield, Iowa.
Transfort (transport +
Fort Collins) The bus service for Fort Collins, Colorado.
Travelocity (travel + velocity) Travel web site.
TraveLodge (travel + lodge) Motel chain.
Tree Musketeers (tree + Three Musketeers) Tree planting organization in El Seguno, California.
Truemors (true + rumors)
Website featuring gossip.
Visiom (vision + marketing) Marketing company.
WebSideStory (web + West Side Story) Internet analysis company.
Webvelope (web + envelopes) Envelope company.
Worldata (world + data) List marketing and database service company.
Yahoops (Yahoo + hoops) Online basketball betting site.
Yardiac.com (yard + maniac) Lawn and garden commercial web site.
Yart (yard + art) Garden
shop in Taos, New Mexico.
Yesitive.com (yes + positive) Web site.
Celebrations and Events
Barn Again! (barn + born again) Smithsonian event celebrating barns.
Bear Blossom (bear + pear blossom) Name of one of the bears in the public art display, Bearfoot in the City, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Bearfoot in the City (bear + barefoot) Public art display event in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Bearkinstock (bear + Birkenstock) Name of one of the bears in the public art display, Bearfoot in the City, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
BioHio (biology + Ohio) Agricultural showcase in Wooster, Ohio.
Birdathon (bird + marathon) Even sponsored by Audubon.
Bullnanza (bull + bonanza) Bull riding event in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Chrismukkah (Christmas + Hanukkah) Celebrating both holidays at the same time (The OC TV show).
Deadwierd (Deadwood + weird) Halloween event in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Gropegate (grope + Watergate) Scandal involving Arnold Schwarzenegger and his groping of women when he was younger.
Hacademy Awards (hack + Academy Awards) Awards given to movies promoting smoking and/or nonsmoking.
HallowScream Week (Halloween + scream) Event at the Natural Bridge Caverns in Virginia during October.
Hot Luck Festival (hot + potluck) Festival in Buffalo, New York.
Intimigate (intimidate + Watergate) A scandal about the leak that exposed a CIA operative in 2003 (David Sirota).
Irangate (Iran + Watergate) A scandal during Ronald Reagan's presidency.
Leakgate (leak + Watergate) A scandal about the leak that exposed a CIA operative in 2003.
Libearty (liberty + bear) Name of one of the bears in the public art display, Bearfoot in the City, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Menron (men + Enron) In 2002, five ex-Enron men posed in the buff for the October issue of Playgirl.
Molympics (Mormon + Olympics) A nickname for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
Monicagate (Monica + Watergate) The sex and lies scandal involving Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton.
Nipplegate (nipple + Watergate) The scandal surrounding Janet Jackson's inadvertent
exposure of her breast during the NFL Super Bowl half time show in 2004.
Pardongate (pardon + Watergate) The scandal surrounding President Clinton's last minute pardons of Mark Rich and others.
Red, White, and Blues Week
(red, white & blue + blues) Summer music festival in Pensacola, Florida.
Right-to-Laugh Movement (Right to Life + laugh) A movement to make the world a funner place in which to live. Sponsored by the Laughmore Society.
Rocktober (rock 'n' roll + October) Rock music festivals in various parts of the country during October.
Skategate (skating + Watergate) The voting controversy during the pairs skating
competition at the Salt Lake Cities Winter Olympics in 2002. Eventually both the Canadian and Russian pairs were awarded gold medals.
Spamtastic (Spam + fantastic) Description of the Spam Town USA Festival in Austin, Minnesota.
spudtacular (spud + spectacular) Description of the Barnesville Potato Days Festival in Barnesville, Minnesota.
Steroidgate (steroids + Watergate) A scandal about steroid use by professional sports men.
Swanksgiving (swanky + Thanksgiving) Fancy, high-style Thanksgiving events or meals (U.S. News & World Report).
Tellebration (tell + celebration) Storytelling celebration in Poplarville, Mississippi.
Tourgasm (tour + orgasm) Comedy tour by Dane Cook.
Travelgate (travel + Watergate) The controversy involving the firings in the Clinton White House travel office.
Troopergate (troopers + Watergate) The political controversy involving Arkansas state
troopers and President Clinton (when he was governor of Arkansas).
Yamboree Festival in Gilmer, Texas.
Zippity Zoo Day (zippity doo + zoo) Zoo event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Zoomerang! (zoo + boomerang) Event at the Baltimore, Maryland zoo.
Jokes and Riddles
Frostybite (Frosty the Snow Man + frostbite) What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Jungle Bells (jungle + Jingle Bells) What did Tarzan sing at Christmas time?
Ribbon Hood (ribbons + Robin Hood) What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper?
Movies and Television Shows
Air Bud (Air Jordan + Bud) Movie starring a basketball-playing golden retriever named Bud.
Air Bud IV: Seventh Inning Fetch (seventh inning stretch + fetch) Home video movie starring Bud, this time playing baseball.
The Aristocats (aristocrats + cats) Cartoon movie.
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(Goldfinger + member) Spy spoof movie.
Beg, Borrow & Deal (beg, borrow, and steal + deal) ESPN TV game show.
Bennifer (Ben + Jennifer) Media nickname for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, when they were a couple.
Bobsled & Carol & Ted & Alice (bobsled + Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice) An orgy on ice (Roy Rivenburg of LA Times).
Bourbon Cowboy (bourbon + Urban Cowboy) An episode of the LA Law TV show.
Brangelina (Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie) Nickname for the romantic couple.
Californication
(California + fornication) Showtime series.
Carl Hanratty (Carl Betz + Terry Hanratty) Tom Hanks's character in the movie, Catch Me If
You Can. Hanks came up with the name by combining the names of a TV star and a football player.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (hip hop + opera) Black movie musical.
Castor Oyl (castor oil + Oyl) Olive Oyl's brother and nemesis of Popeye the Sailorman.
Cinderfella (Cinderella + fella) Jerry Lewis movie.
Desilu (Desi + Lucille) TV and movie production company formed by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
dirtysomething (dirty +
thirtysomething) The name given by a Time magazine reviewer to a
new HBO TV show called Tell Me You Love Me because it is a sexier version
of the older TV show.
Farscape (far + landscape) Science fiction television show.
Full Marital Jacket (Full Metal Jacket + marital) An episode of the LA Law TV show.
Gidget (girl + midget) The nickname given to Kathy Kohner Zuckerman when she was the first young surfer girl on the California beaches. And the model for the book and movie version of Gidget.
Gizzie
(George + Izzie) The shorthand name for the romantic couple of George and
Izzie on Grey's Anatomy TV show.
The Groom Reaper (groom +
grim reaper) The role of John Waters as host of 'Til Death Do Us Part
on Court TV.
James Brand (James Bond + brand) A nickname for the James Bond movies because of all the branded messages that are featured in those movies.
Kim Possible (Kim + impossible) Disney TV character and show.
Laugh-In (laugh + love-in) TV comedy show.
Legally Blonde (legally blind + blonde) Movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
Maharushi (maharishi + Rush Limbaugh) Nickname for radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
Miami Slice (Miami Vice + slice) A TV series on Bravo about Floridians's quest for physical perfection.
Miramax (Miriam + Max) The first names of the parents of Harvey and Bob Weinstein, founders of the movie studio.
The Moulin Luge (The Moulin Rouge + Luge) A combination sled race and dazzling musical.(Roy
Rivenburg of LA Times).
MSNBC (MSN + NBC) Cable TV news network.
Muppets (marionette + puppets) Sesame Street characters from Jim Henson.
Must Ski TV (must see TV + ski) NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics (Roy Rivenburg of LA Times).
New Kidney on the Block (new kid on the block + kidney) An episode of the LA Law TV show.
Nunsense (nuns + nonsense) A play about growing up Catholic.
Olive Oyl (olive oil + Oyl) Popeye's love interest in his series of comic books and cartoons.
Dr. Pomatter (Jorge POsada
+ Don MATtingly + Derek JeTER) The character of Dr. Pomatter in the movie
Waitress was named by the producer and screenwriter Adrienne Shelly after
three of her favorite players for her favorite team, the New York Yankees.
Powerpuff Girls (power + powderpuff) Disney cartoon movie.
Prevent truth decay (prevent tooth decay + truth) Slogan for Rush Limbaugh radio show.
The Rellys (Regis + Kelly) Entertainment awards given out by the morning talk show, Live with Regis & Kelly.
The Shermanator (Sherman + The Terminator) Nickname of character in American Pie movie.
Skate and Leopold (skate + Kate and Leopold) Figure skating by a time travelling English gentleman (Roy Rivenburg of LA Times).
Stripperella (stripper + Cinderella) Spike TV cartoon about a crime-fighting stripper, starring Pamela Anderson.
Taradise (Tara Reid + paradise) TV show on E! cable network.
TomKat (tomcat + Tom Cruise + Katie Holmes) Nickname for the Cruise/Holmes love pair.
UniverSoul Circus (universal + soul) The only black-owned and operated traveling circus in America.
Music Blends
Antichrist Superstar (Antichrist + Jesus Christ Superstar) Album by Marilyn Manson.
Beatles (beat + beetles) A rock group sometimes called the greatest ever.
Californication
(California + fornication) Red Hot Chili Peppers album.
Craveman (crave + caveman) Album by Ted Nugent.
Foreverly Brothers (forever + Everly Brothers) Early name for John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Girlicious (girl +
delicious) Musical lady trio.
The Grey Album (White Album + Black Album) DJ Danger Mouse's album that blends the Beatles's White Album and Jay-Z's Black Album.
Guitarzan (guitar + Tarzan) Song by Ray Stevens.
Jermajesty (Jermaine
+ majesty) Son of the singer Jermaine Jackson.
Lez Zepplin (lesbian + Led Zeppelin) All girl band that plays primarily old Led Zeppelin songs.
Roc-A-Fella (rock + Rockefeller + fella) A hip hop record label.
Snorah (snore + Norah) Nickname for
singer Norah Jones. So dubbed by critics who consider her music bland background
music.
Stained Class (stained glass + class) Album by Judas Priest.
Swine Lake (swine + Swan Lake) Children's song on a Muppet video.
Wild Bill Hiccup (Wild Bill Hickock + hiccup) Song by Spike Jones.
Nicknames (other than movies, music, and sports)
Algore (Al Gore + Halgor) Republican nickname for monstrous presidential candidate Al Gore.
Algore-ithm (Al Gore + algorithm) A common operation in mathematical and scientific fields, an algore-ithm is
performed by repeating a measurement or calculation over and over, until you finally get bored with the whole thing and call whatever intermediate result you
may have found the correct answer.
Dalai Mama (Dalai Lama + mama) Nickname of author Amy Rosenthal.
Defeatocrats (defeat + Democrats) The Republican nickname for Democrats soft on war and national security.
Deanie Boppers (Howard Dean + teenie boppers) Young people who supported presidential candidate Howard Dean in 2003 and 2004.
Dumya (dumb + Dubya) A nickname for President George W. Bush Jr. (Dubya nickname from W),
who at the beginning of his term was known for his embarassing verbal flubs.
Foggest (fog + August) The name for the month of August at Pacific Rim Park on Vancouver Island.
Gorebots (Al Gore + robots) People supporting Al Gore's presidential run.
The Governator (governor + The Terminator) Nickname for Arnold Schwarzenegger's candidacy for governor of California.
Gray-Out Davis (gray out + Gray Davis) Nickname for the governor of California who was around
when the state ran out of power in many areas, experiencing grayouts.
Jack the Snipper (Jack the Ripper + snipper) Nickname for a man who liked to snip women's clothing while they slept.
Obamacan (Obama +
Republicans) Republicans working for Barack Obama.
The Odd Father (odd + godfather) The nickname of a New York Mafia don who wanders around in a bathrobe.
Rutherfraud (President Rutherford Hayes + fraud) Nickname for Hayes after winning the contested presidential election of 1876.
Place Names
Arkoma (Arkansas + Oklahoma) Town in Oklahoma.
Bamboo Curtain (bamboo + Iron Curtain) The Communist countries of Asia.
Bollywood (Bombay + Hollywood) Now synonymous with the Indian film industry just as Hollywood is for the American film industry.
Calexico (California + Mexico) California city across the border from Mexicali, Mexico.
Camford (Cambridge + Oxford) Refers to the two major university towns in England.
Canstruction (cans + construction) Thirty giant objects contructed of cans of food. Located at the New York Design Center in New York City.
Carhenge (car + Stonehenge) Place in Nebraska that looks like the Stonehenge in England, but it
is made of upended automobiles rather than big rocks.
Club Fed (Club Med + federal) A nickname for minimum security Federal prison camps.
Delmar (Delaware + Maryland) Border towns in Delaware and Maryland.
Garage Mahal (garage + Taj Mahal) Nickname for the headquarters of the Dale Earnhardt racing
teams in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Jokeland (joke + Oakland) A one-time disparaging nickname for Oakland, California.
Kanorado (Kansas + Colorado) Town on the border between Colorado and Kansas.
Mardela Springs (Maryland + Delaware) Town and springs in Maryland.
Mexicali (Mexico + California) Mexican city across the border from Calexico, California.
Oxbridge (Oxford + Cambridge) Refers to the two major university towns in England.
Silicon Alley (Silicon Valley + alley) Hi-tech companies in the New York City metro area.
Silicorn Valley (Silicon Valley + corn) Iowa hi-tech area.
Squid Row (squid + Skid Row) Street in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Texarkana (Texas + Arkansas) A city on the border between Texas and Arkansas.
Texhoma (Texas + Oklahoma) Texas city near the border of Oklahoma.
Wellywood (Wellington + Hollywood) Refers to the New Zealand film industry located in Wellington, New Zealand.
Product Names
Abra CaBubble (abracadabra + bubble) Bubblegum from Brachs.
Allerest (allergy + arrest) Allergy relief medicine.
Americone Dream (American Dream + cone)
A Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor named in honor of Stephen Colbert and his TV
show. It contains vanilla ice cream, fudge-covered waffle cone pieces, and
caramel.
Band-Aid (bandage + first aid) An adhesive bandage. Often used figuratively.
Bearwiches (bear + sandwiches) Sandwich cookies from Teddy Grahams.
Beggin' Strips (begging + bacon strips) Dog food product.
Bisquick (biscuit + quick) Baking mixes.
Bow-Lingual (bow + bilingual) A canine interpreter from Takara.
Bran'nola (bran + granola) Cereal and bread brand.
Brontoburger (brontosaur + hamburger) Burger at Bedrock City near Custer, South Dakota.
Bubble Yum (bubble gum + yum) Bubble gum.
Bubblicious (bubble gum + delicious) Bubble gum.
Celebriducks (celebrities + ducks) Duck giveaways designed to look like celebrities.
Cherry Garcia (cherry + Jerry Garcia) Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
Chillows (chill + pillows) A pillowcase insert filled with chemicals that absorb heat so the pillow is cooler.
Coinstruction (coins + construction) Building set that uses coins for the backbone.
Colorganic (color +
organic) A trademark distinguishing colorful Foxfibre cotton produced
organically.
Cy-Curity (cycle + security) Super loud bicycle alarm.
Danimals (Dannon + animals) Yogurt products for children from Dannon.
Dino Dogs (dinosaur + hot dog) Burger at Bedrock City near Custer, South Dakota.
Efferdent (effervescent + denture) Denture cleaner.
Eveready (ever + ready) Batteries.
Exercycle (exercise + bicycle) Stationary bicycles.
Frusion (fruit + fusion) Yogurt and fruit drink by Dannon.
Funyuns (fun + onions) Onion flavored snacks.
Gearotica (gear + erotica) New gadgets section in Stuff magazine.
Go-Gurt (go + yogurt) Yogurt in a tube for eating on the go.
Habitrol (habit + control) Anti-smoking preparation.
Hearos (hear + zero + heros) Ear plugs that offer flat attenuation or equal sound reduction across
frequencies so speech and music are softer but still very clear.
I Hate the French Vanilla (I hate the French + French vanilla) Ice cream from Star Spangled Ice Cream.
Impossiball (impossible + ball) Ball that does zany things.
Iraqi Road (Iraq + rocky road) Ice cream from Star Spangled Ice Cream.
Jazzercize (jazz + exercise) Dance exercise.
Jumbone (jumbo + bone) Dog treat.
Karamel Sutra (caramel + Kama Sutra) Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
Kool-Aid (cool + lemonade + aid) A fruit-flavored drink.
Laborgistics (labor + logistics) Outsourcing for labor-intensive jobs.
L'eggs (legs + eggs) Hosiery packed in egg-shaped containers.
Lego (leg godt [Danish for play well]) Children's building toys.
Lestoil (less + toil) Cleanser.
Lindows (Linex + Windows) A Linux-based icon-driven operating system.
Lintel (Linux + Intel) Describes computer systems using a Linux operating system and Intel chips (possibly a blend of Linux + Wintel).
Lipfinity (lipstick + infinity) Max Factor lipstick brand, guaranteed to last.
Litecubes (lite + ice cubes) Lighted ice cubes.
LoJack (lock + jack) A car theft preventive.
Maxaroni (maximum + macaroni) Mac and cheese product.
McChicken (McDonalds + chicken) Chicken entree.
Mod-Podge (mod + hodpodge) Decorative glue.
Nestea (Nestle + tea) Instant tea.
No Tern on Red (No turn on red + tern) The name of a painting.
Noodle Roni (noodle + macaroni) Pasta mixes.
Noxzema (knocks + eczema) Skin cream and cleansing cloths.
Onederwear (one + underwear) Disposable socks.
Para-Sail (parachute + sail) Parachutes.
Palmolive (palm oil + olive oil) Dish soap.
Peanut Butter Me Up (peanut butter + butter me up) Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
Personalibees (personalities + bees) Licensed brand
Playtex (play + latex) Brand of plastic and latex items, from bras to disposable liners.
Pop-Secret (pop + top secret) Popcorn.
Popsicle (pop + icicle) Brand of frozen deserts.
Propertunities (properties + opportunities) Advertising column featuring commercial real estate.
P'Zone (pizza + calzone) New entreé at Pizza Hut.
ReaLemon (real + lemon) Flavoring.
ReaLime (real + lime) Flavoring.
Rice-a-Roni (rice + macaroni) Rice meal mixes.
Selectric (select + electric) Electric typewriters.
Silastic (silicone + elastic) Rubber silicone dental products.
Simputer (simple + computer) A simple handheld computer built in India.
Skintimate (skin + intimate) After shave gel for women.
Smaller Govern Mint (smaller government + mint) Ice cream from Star Spangled Ice Cream.
Smencil (smell + pencil) Scented
pencils made from 100% recycled newspapers.
Smurdz (smiling + words) Graphic branded artwork by Elie Hershfield.
Spam (special + ham) Luncheon meat.
Starck Reality (Starck + stark reality) A line of products for the home designed by Philippe Starck.
SweeTARTS (sweet + sweetheart + tart) Candy.
Swheat Scoop (sweet + wheat) Natural wheat cat litter.
Swipers (swift +
wipers) Pampers baby wipes.
Teddy Grahams (teddy bears + honey grahams) Brand name graham crackers for kids.
ThinkJet (think + inkjet) Printers.
Thinsulate (thin + insulate) Thermal insulated products.
Tofutti (tofu + tutti frutti) Soya-based food products.
Trav-O-Lator (travel + escalator) Moving walkways.
Trent Lotte (Trent Lott + latte) Coffee drink served at Washington's Kramerbooks, described as separate but equal parts of coffee and milk.
Triscuit (tri + biscuit) Whole wheet wafers.
Tuna Helper (tuna + Hamberger Helper) Main meal mix.
U-Turn (you + u-turn + return) Reusable containers.
Van Goat (Van Gogh + goat) A one-eared bandaged farm animal painting.
Veg-O-Matic (vegetable + automatic) Dicer and slicer.
Wash a-bye Baby (wash + rock-a-bye baby) Baby wipes.
Weebok (wee + Reebok) Children's athletic footwear and clothing.
Wintel (Windows + Intel) Describes computer systems using a Windows operating system and Intel chips.
Wovel (wheel + shovel) A shovel with a
large wheel in the middle of the shaft to make it easier to life loads using the
wheel as a pivit.
Write N' Roll (write + rock 'n' roll) Line of write-on mouse pads.
Yobaby (yogurt + baby) Organic yogurt for babies.
YoSelf (yogurt + yourself) Organic yogurt in individual servings.
YoSqueeze (yogurt + squeeze) Organic yogurt in a tube for eating on the go.
Zensations (Zen + sensations) Healthy candy bar from Promax.
Sports Names
Alien Iverson (alien + Allen Iverson) A cornrowed beanbag from outer space given away by the Philadelphia 76ers from whom Allen Iverson played.
Automática (automatic + Gramática) Field goal kicker for Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Bad-ass-ador (bad ass + ambassador) Nickname for Philadelphia Eagles team ambassador Hugh Douglas.
The Big Wiesy (The Big Easy + Wie) Nickname for golfer Michelle Wie (after golfer Ernie Els's nickname of The Big Easy).
Blitzburgh (blitz + Pittsburgh) The
Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football team known for blitzing.
Bungles (bungle + Bengals) Nickname for the winless 2002 Cincinnati Bengals football team.
Danimal (Dan + animal) Chicago Bears hall of fame defensive tackle Dan Hampton.
Forty-Whiners (Forty-Niners + whiners) Name given to San Francisco's NFL football team after they
lost three games in a row in the fall of 2003. The players on the team began arguing and blaming each other.
Gang-Green Defense (gang + gangrene + defense) The defense of the Philadelphia Eagles in the late 1980s.
Greatest Show on Turf (Greatest Show on Earth + turf) A reference to the high-scoring offense of the Saint Louis Rams football team.
Jail Blazers (jail + Trail Blazers) Nickname for the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team
after four players were cited for drug possession and another arrested for spousal abuse.
K-Rod (K [for strikeout] + A-Rod [for Alex Rodriguez]) Anaheim Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez.
Mount McKinnie (Mount McKinley + Bryant McKinnie) Defensive tackle for University of Miami football team.
Spoilermakers (spoilers + Boilermakers) Nickname for Purdue football team.
Steagles (Steelers + Eagles) During World War II, the
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles merged because so many of
their players had been called to duty. In 1943, they went 5-4-1.
Steel Curtain (steel + Iron Curton) The defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers during their 1970s Super Bowl years.
Super Bowl (Super Ball + bowl games) The original advocate of the name Super Bowl, Lamar Hunt,
owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was fascinated by the name and liveliness of a Super Ball, that was a favorite plaything of his children.
Tampa Bay Yucks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers + yuck) Nickname for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they
were losing many games, long before their Super Bowl win in 2003.
Toys and Games
Colorific (color + terrific) Color pencils for kids.
Elefun (elephant + fun) Children's party trick from Milton Bradley.
Elephantastic (elephant + fantastic) A water sprinkler inflatable.
Fairytopia (fairy + utopia) Mattel contruction kit for children.
Ghettopoly (ghetto + Monopoly) A spoof of the game Monopoly.
Glamunition (glamour + ammunition) Licensed brand for girl's clothes.
Hide and Shriek Game (hide and seek + shriek) Children's game.
Octozone (octopus + zone) A waterslide.
Pictionary (picture + dictionary) A game where you have to guess words based on drawings.
Roller Soaker (roller coaster + soaker) Coaster ride in Hersheypark at Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Shampoochie (shampoo + poochie) Barbie play set featuring her dog getting a bath.
She's Charmed & Dangerous (charm + armed & dangerous) Licensed brand for tweens.
Snurfer (snow + surfer) Name given to a snowboard by the first man to invent one.
Tropizone (tropic + zone) A waterslide.
Zoombabwe (zoom + Zimbabwe) Water slide ride in Holiday World at Santa Claus, Indiana.
Fractured Sayings
Marge and I are insufferable friends. (inseparable + suffer) Jane Ace
My husband doesn't munch words. (mince words + munch) Mary Carter
I resent insinuendoes. (insinuations + innuendoes) Richard Daley, Chicago mayor
Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. (Behind every successful man is a woman + surprised) Maryon Pearson
I think, therefore I'm single. (I think, therefore I am + single) Lizz Winstead
Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it. (thick + sick and tired) joke
