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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