Portmanteau the duck into a turkey, was added to the "Oxford English Dictionary" in 2010. Similarly, the word "refudiate" was first used by Sarah Palin when she misspoke, conflating the words "refute" and "repudiate". Though initially a gaffe, the word was recognized as the "New Oxford American Dictionary"s "Word of the Year" in 2010. The business lexicon is replete with newly coined portmanteau words like "permalance" (permanent freelance), "advertainment" (advertising as entertainment), "advertorial" (a blurred distinction between advertising and editorial), "infotainment" (information about entertainment or itself intended to entertain by virtue of its manner of presentation), and "infomercial" (informational commercial). A
In a Word or 2 In a Word or 2 In a Word or 2 is the second and final album released by Monie Love. It was released on March 23, 1993, by Warner Bros. Records and was mostly produced by Marley Marl, with Prince producing two tracks on the album. Monie and producer Aaron "Freedom" Lyles produced the song "I'm A Believer" while producer/remixer Steve "Silk" Hurley was brought in for additional production and remix for the first single "Born To B.R.E.E.D.". "In a Word or 2" was not as successful as her previous effort, only making it to #75 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop