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portmanteau. 1  The combination of two or more words to create a new word. Also known as a frankenword or blend. 2  a cliche and uncreative technique to form new words - almost anyone who can speak a language can fabricate words by butchering two perfectly good words and using cheap glue to form one ugly word.
active oldest votes. up vote 19 down vote accepted. In linguistics, a blend word is a word formed from parts of two or more other words. The process is called blending and the result is a blend word. A portmanteau word typically combines both sounds and meanings, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog. More generally, it may refer to any term or phrase that combines two or more meanings, for instance, the term wurly when describing hair that is both wavy and curly.