Portmanteau words are formed from portions ofAUG 05 2004
Portmanteau words are formed from portions of two or more words. bionic = biology + electronic; squiggle = squirm + wiggle; quasar = quasistellar + radio; croissandwich = croissant + sandwich
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Shane Cavanaugh24 05 2004 3:24PM
Link's down. Wikipedia entry instead.