Fun fact for July 1st, 2010

Jul 01, 2010 16:21

The word "portmanteau," meaning a new word coined by blending two separate words, is itself a portmanteau of "portable" and "catmanteau." "Catmanteau" is itself a portmanteau of "cat" and "portmanteau," and refers to the process of coining new portmanteaux using the word "cat."

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lost_in_my_room July 1 2010, 20:37:01 UTC
conversely, the word "Defenestrate" refers to the act of throwing someone out a window

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crassy July 2 2010, 00:46:23 UTC
I think I love you.

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