List of portmanteaus
This is a selection of portmanteau words.
Animals
- beefalo, from beef and buffalo
- Beelzebufo, from Beelzebub and Bufo
- buggalo, from bug and buffalo
- Brangus, from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle
- cama, from camel and llama
- cameleopard, from camel and leopard
- , from cattle and buffalo
- cockapoo, from Cocker Spaniel and Poodle
- donkra, from donkey and zebra cf. zedonk below
- , from fly and nymph
- geep, from goat and sheep
- goldendoodle, from golden retriever and poodle
- grolar bear, from grizzly bear and polar bear
- hebra, from horse and zebra cf. zorse below
- hinny, from horse and jenny
- humanzee, from human and chimpanzee
- jackalope, from jackrabbit and antelope
- labradoodle, from Labrador Retriever and Poodle
- leopon, from leopard and lion
- liger, from lion and tiger cf. tiglon/tigon below
- maltipoo, from Maltese and poodle
- mammophant, from mammoth and elephant
- pegacorn, from Pegasus and unicorn
- pekapoo, from Pekinese and Poodle
- , from pig and igloo
- puggle, from Pug and Beagle
- schnoodle, from schnauzer and poodle
- splake, from speckled male brook trout and female lake trout
- Squirtle, from squirt and turtle
- squitten, from squirrel and kitten
- tigon, from tiger and lion cf. liger above
- wallaroo, from wallaby and kangaroo
- wholphin, from whale and dolphin
- zedonk, from zebra and donkey cf. donkra above
- zorse, from zebra and horse cf. hebra above
Art, literature and entertainment
- Alphabear, from alphabet and bear
- Animaniacs, from animated and maniacs
- animatronics, from animation and electronics
- animutation, from animation and mutation
- Animorph, from animal morpher
- Animusic, from animation and music
- banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
- banjolele, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a ukulele
- banjolin, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a mandolin
- BASEketball, from baseball and basketball
- batarang, from bat and boomerang
- , from beat and beetles
- Belieber, from believer and Justin Bieber
- Bennifer, from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
- biopic, from biography and picture
- Blacula, from black and Dracula
- blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
- Bootylicious, from booty and delicious
- Brangelina, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Brexit, from Britain and exit
- Britcom, from British and comedy
- Britpop, from British and pop music
- Bromance, from Bro and romance
- bromantic, from bro and romantic, adjective form of bromance
- Brony, from bro and pony
- Bruceploitation, from Bruce Lee and exploitation
- Bunnicula, from bunny and Dracula
- Californication, from California and fornication
- cassingle, from cassette and single
- Chesterbelloc, from G K Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc
- churnalism, from churned-out journalism
- Cinedigm, from cinema and paradigm
- cosplay, from costume and roleplay
- Crooklyn, from crook and Brooklyn
- Czexit, from Czech Republic and exit
- Death 'n' roll, from death metal and rock 'n' roll*
- Disturbia, from disturbed and suburbia
- docudrama, from documentary and drama
- docuseries, from documentary and series
- docusoap, from documentary and soap opera
- Draculaura, from Dracula and name Laura, character from Monster High
- dramedy, from drama and comedy
- edutainment, from education and entertainment
- Ennuigi, from and Luigi
- Electrocutioner, from electrocution and executioner
- ElimiDate, from eliminate and date
- escopetarra, from Spanish escopeta and guitarra ; a guitar made from an AK-47
- Evilution, from evil and evolution
- faction, from fact and fiction
- fanslation, from fan and translation
- fanzine, from fan and magazine
- Fergalicious, from Fergie and delicious
- flumpet, from flugelhorn and trumpet
- Funderdome, from funding and Thunderdome
- FUNimation, from fun and animation
- Funkadelic, from funk and psychedelic
- Futurama, from future and panorama
- Galentine's Day, from gals and Valentine's Day
- glitterati, from glitter and literati
- guitalele, from guitar and ukulele
- Hamburglar, from hamburger and burglar
- Hatchimals, from hatch and animals
- infomercial, from information and commercial
- infotainment, from information and entertainment
- Instrumedley, from instrument and medley
- Japanoise, from Japanese and noise
- Jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
- Jedward, John and Edward Grimes
- Juneteenth, from June and nineteenth
- keytar, from keyboard and guitar
- Kripkenstein, from Kripke and Wittgenstein
- Lamprophrenia, from and
- latensification, from latent and intensification
- Lavalantula, from lava and tarantula
- literotica, from literature and erotica
- machinima, from machine and cinema
- Mandroid, from man and android
- Manimal, from man and animal
- manster, from man and monster
- MANswers, from man and answers
- Menergy, from men and energy
- Metroidvania, from Metroid and Castlevania
- Megxit, from Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and exit
- mockumentary, from mock and documentary
- Muppet, from marionette and puppet
- Mutanimals, from mutant and animals
- newscast, from news and broadcast
- Nedna, from Ned Flanders and Edna Kraboppel, from The Simpsons
- Nintendogs, from Nintendo and dogs
- Odditorium, from odd and auditorium
- Pensieve, from pensive and sieve
- Piranhaconda, from piranha and anaconda
- Policenauts, from police and astronaut
- Pornograffitti, from pornography and graffiti
- prequel, from pre- and sequel
- Presstitute, from press and prostitute
- prequiem, from preemptive and requiem
- religulous, from religion and ridiculous
- Revolusongs, from revolution and songs
- Roblox, from robot and blocks
- rockabilly, from rock and hillbilly
- rockumentary, from rock and documentary
- Rōmaji, from Romanized kanji, translating and writing Japanese words and names from original kanji with Roman letters
- romcom, from romantic and comedy
- scanlation, from scan and translation, used for unofficial internet-distributed translations of manga
- , from schlock and documentary
- Scribblenauts, from scribble and astronauts, from Scribblenauts
- seascape, from sea and landscape
- Seussical, from Dr. Seuss and musical
- Sharknado, from shark and tornado
- Sharktopus, from shark and octopus
- shockumentary, from shock and documentary
- showmance, from show business and romance
- sidequel, from side and sequel
- sitcom, from situational and comedy
- Slingo, from slots and bingo
- smark, from smart and mark
- soundscape, from sound and landscape
- Spamalot, from Spam and Camelot
- SPAMasterpiece Theater, from SPAM and Masterpiece Theater
- sympitar, from sympathetic string and guitar
- Talkartoon, from talk and cartoon
- Tamagotchi, from tamago and uotchi
- , from television and photogenic
- teleidoscope, from telescope and kaleidoscope
- televangelist, from television and evangelist
- The Animatrix, from anime and The Matrix
- TomKat, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
- , from Star Trek and technology
- tromboon, from trombone and bassoon
- Truckasaurus, from truck and Tyrannosaurus
- ukelin, from ukelele and violin
- videographer, from video and photographer
- Waluigi, from Japanese and the name Luigi
- Wario, from Japanese warui and the name Mario
- Workaholics, from work and alcoholics
- Zombeavers, from zombie and beavers
- Zootopia, from zoo and utopia
Cuisine
- alcopop, from alcohol and pop
- appletini, from apple and martini
- , from banana and barbecue
- banoffee, from banana and toffee
- , from bar and arcade
- , from beef and macaroni
- beerage, from beer and peerage
- , from beer and margarita
- Bisquick, from biscuit and quick
- , from broil and roast
- broccoflower, from broccoli and cauliflower
- brunch, from breakfast and lunch
- cannabutter, from cannabis and butter
- Canola, from Canadian oil, acid, the trademarked name of a specific cultivar of rapeseed developed in Canada to have a naturally low erucic acid content
- , from cauliflower and broccolini
- chork, from chopsticks and fork
- citrange, from citron and orange
- citrangequat, from citrange and kumquat
- Clamato, from clam and tomato juice
- Craisin, from cranberry and raisin
- , from cranberry and martini
- CremeSavers, from creme and s
- Croissan'wich, from croissant and sandwich
- cronut, from croissant and doughnut
- Dijonnaise, from Dijon and mayonnaise
- Dunkaroos, from dunk and kangaroos
- Fabanaise, from aquafaba and mayonnaise
- flavorite, from flavor and favorite
- flexitarian, from flexible and vegetarian
- flirtini, from flirt and martini
- frappuccino, from frappé and cappuccino
- froyo, from frozen and yogurt
- Funfetti, from fun and confetti
- Funyuns, from fun and onions
- , from garlic and onion
- gastropub, from gastronomy and public house
- , from gelatin and martini
- , from glucose and fructose
- Gogurt, from go and yogurt
- jizzcuit, from jizz and biscuit
- knork, from knife and fork
- Kranch, from ketchup and ranch dressing
- linner, from lunch and dinner, coined in an AM/PM commerical
- Manwich, from man and sandwich
- Mayochup, from mayonnaise and ketchup
- Mayocue, from mayonnaise and barbecue
- Mayomust, from mayonnaise and mustard
- Meritage, from merit and heritage
- mocktail, from mock and cocktail
- Palcohol, from powder and alcohol
- parsnip from Pastinaca and turnip
- peacherine, from peach and nectarine
- peacotum, from peach, apricot and plum
- pineberry, from pineapple and strawberry
- pizzone, from pizza and calzone, popularized by Pizza Hut as the P'Zone
- pluot, from plum and apricot
- popsicle, from pop and icicle
- Rice-A-Roni, from rice and macaroni
- , from spiced rum and horchata
- saketini, from sake and martini
- scotchka, from scotch and vodka
- , from scrambled eggs and omelette
- Silk, from soy and milk
- soylent, from soy and lentil
- , from soy and sausage
- SPAM, from "spiced ham"
- spatchcock, from dispatch and cock
- spife, from spoon and knife
- spoodle, from spoon and ladle
- sporf, from spoon, fork and knife
- spork, from spoon and fork
- sunchoke, from sunflower and artichoke
- tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
- tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
- tomacco, from tomato and tobacco, coined on The Simpsons, "E-i-e-i-"
- , from tomato and sweet pepper
- triticale, from Triticum and Secale
- turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
- Vegenaise, from vegan and mayonnaise
- vodkatini, from vodka and martini
General
- , from zombie and Abercrombie & Fitch
- acupressure, from acupuncture and pressure
- affluenza, from affluence and influenza
- Amerind peoples, from American and Indian
- Amerithrax, from American and anthrax attacks
- ametrine, a gemstone composed of amethyst and citrine
- ampersand, from and per se and
- Amshack, from Amtrak and shack
- , from anachronism and acronym
- analrapist, from analyst and therapist
- anecdata, from anecdote and data
- anklet, from ankle and bracelet
- , from anticipation and disappointment
- , from architecture and tourist
- arcology, from architecture and ecology
- armlet, from arm and bracelet
- , from automatic and magical
- automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
- avionics, from aviation and electronics
- backronym, from backwards and acronym
- , from back and acne
- , from baffle and confound
- , from bandeau and bikini
- , from banker and gangster
- , from bar and dumbbell
- begpacking, from begging and backpacking
- , from beneficence and effectance
- bicurious, from bisexual and curious
- Bionicle, from biological and chronicle
- blaccent, from black and accent – used by non-blacks who try to sound black
- , from bland and grandiose
- bleen, from blue and green
- , from blizzard and disaster
- , from blizzard and hurricane
- , from blessing and curse
- , from bold and audacious
- , from bold and audacious
- Bollywood, from Bombay and Hollywood
- booboisie, from boob and bourgeosie
- botel, from boat and hotel
- , from boxing and exercise
- , from brain and maniac
- breathalyzer, from breath and analyzer
- bromance, from brother and romance
- brony, from "bro" and pony – the fanbase for
- , from bro and Joseph
- , from bro and Josephine
- budtender, from bud and bartender
- bullycide, from bullying and suicide
- burkini, from burka and bikini
- , from boy and pussy
- cablegram, from cable and telegram
- camcorder, from camera and recorder
- , from camisole and bikini
- , from calf and ankles
- , from car and garbage
- carjack, from car and hijack
- , from Caucasian and audacity
- celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
- celebutante, from celebrity and debutante
- cellophane, from cellulose and diaphane
- chavtastic, from chav and fantastic
- , from chill and relax
- Chinarello, from China and Pinarello
- Chindian, meaning someone with both Chinese and Indian ethnic heritage.
- Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect
- chokebreaker, from chokeslam and backbreaker
- chortle, from chuckle and snort
- Chrismukkah, from Christmas and Hanukkah
- chuggers, from charity and muggers
- Chunnel, from Channel and tunnel
- , from compliment and insult
- coopetition, from cooperation and competition
- Count Chocula, from Count Dracula and chocolate
- , from COVID-19 and idiot
- cremains, from cremate and remains
- cryptanalysis, from cryptogram and analysis
- cryptex, from cryptology and codex
- cyberdelic, from prefix cyber- and psychedelic
- digerati, from digital and literati
- digipeater, from digital and repeater
- Doxbridge, from Durham, Oxford and Cambridge
- , from dreadlocks and braids
- , from dumb and confound
- Ebonics, from ebony and phonics
- ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
- electrocute, from electric and execute
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- facekini, from face and bikini
- fakelore, from fake and folklore
- , from fantastic and fabulous
- Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon
- fatberg, from fat and iceberg
- fauxhawk, from faux and mohawk
- fauxmance, from faux and romance
- , from fertilize and irrigation
- , from film and philanthropy
- , from finicky and persnickety
- firenado, from fire and tornado
- Fleshlight, from flashlight and flesh
- flexicurity, from flexibility and security
- , from flicker and glimmer
- , from fluff and poof
- floordrobe, from floor and wardrobe
- flotel, from float and hotel
- , from flounce and founder or founder and blunder
- flubber, from flying rubber
- , from flue and puff
- , from flustered and frustrated
- fogbow, from fog and rainbow
- fogponics, from fog and aeroponics
- folksonomy, from folk and taxonomy
- folktronica, from folk and electronica
- , from food and bootlegger
- , from fool and hooligan
- , from fool and philosophy
- Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect
- fratire, from fraternity and satire
- Freakonomics, from freak and economics
- frenemy, from friend and enemy
- , from friend and anniversary
- , from friends and Thanksgiving
- , from fuming and furious
- , from fucking ugly
- fursona, from furry and persona
- gamestorming, from games and brainstorming
- galumphing, from galloping and triumphant
- gaydar, from gay and radar
- gaymer, from gay and gamer
- ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
- glamping, from glamour and camping
- glasphalt, from glass and asphalt
- , from global and obesity
- Globish, from global and English
- glocalization, from global and localization
- glasstic, from glass and plastic
- golliwog, from golly and polliwog
- grandiloquent, from grandiose and eloquent
- grasscycling, from grass and recycling
- greenwash, from green and whitewash
- grue, from green and blue
- guesstimate, from guess and estimate
- guyliner, from guy and eyeliner, eyeliner for men
- , from halter top and bikini
- , from handicapped and capable
- , from hungry and angry
- , from hangover and anxiety
- , from happening and circumstance
- hasbian, from has been and lesbian
- herstory, from her and history
- Hinglish, from Hindi and English
- Hinjew, from Hinduism and Jew
- hubot, from human and robot
- humanure, from human and manure
- imagineering, from imagination and engineering
- incognegro, from incognito and negro
- indietronica, from indie and electronica
- , from insinuate and innuendo
- , from interrogative and bang
- intertwingle, from intertwine and intermingle
- irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
- Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect
- jasta, from and, German for hunter squadron
- Jatimatic, from and automatic
- jeggings, from jeans and leggings
- jorts, from jeans and shorts
- , from keg and refrigerator
- , from kid and adult
- , from linseed oil and petroleum
- mangina, from man and vagina
- mankini, from man and bikini
- , from man and nanny
- manosphere, from man and atmosphere
- manscaping, from man and landscaping
- manssiere, from man and brassiere
- manzilian, from man and Brazilian wax
- mathlete, from math and athlete
- mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
- meggings, from man and leggings
- , from melt and weld
- metrosexual, from metropolitan and heterosexual
- microkini, from micro and bikini
- , from miserable and flimsy
- mizzle, from mist and drizzle
- mockney, from mock and Cockney
- monokini, from mono and bikini
- moobs, from man and boobs
- motel, from motor and hotel
- Movember, from moustache and November
- moxibustion, from and combustion
- murse, from man and purse, or alternatively, male and nurse
- napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
- , from need and necessity
- Nintendonitis, from Nintendo and tendonitis
- nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
- Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
- palimony, from pal and alimony
- paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
- parkade, from parking and arcade
- Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
- pegacorn, from pegasus and unicorn
- pegasister, from pegasus and sister
- , from permanent and frost
- Pictionary, from picture and dictionary
- pleather, from plastic and leather
- Poglish, from Polish and English
- Portuñol, from Portuguese and Español
- posistor, from positive and thermistor
- , from prim and fussy
- protoflight, from prototype and flight
- punny, from pun and funny
- rebar, from reinforced and bar
- , from religious and grandiose
- reprography, from reproduce and photography
- Runglish, from Russian and English
- satisficing, from satisfy and suffice
- Scattergories, from scattered and categories
- , from scummy and fuzzy
- , from sex and escapade
- sexercise, from sex and exercise
- sexpert, from sex and expert
- sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
- sexting, from sex and texting
- sextortion, from sex and extortion
- shamateur, from sham and amateur
- shart, from shit and fart
- sheeple, from sheep and people
- , from she and hero
- , from shot and concrete
- simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting
- , from sketchy and sleazy
- skirtini, from skirt and bikini
- skitching, from skating and hitching
- skort, from skirt and short
- skullet, from skull and mullet
- skyjack, from sky and hijack
- slacktivism, from slacker and activism
- slanguage, from slang and language
- , from slim and flimsy
- slingkini, from slingshot and bikini
- slithy, from slimy and lithe
- , from slow motion and selfie
- , from slut and cunt
- , from smoke and haze
- , from smart and sexy
- smirting, from smoking and flirting
- smog, from smoke and fog
- , from smother and suffocate
- , from snort and scarf
- , from snide and remark
- , from sneeze and fart
- snatiation, from sneeze and satiation
- , from snappy and jazzy
- snice, from snow and ice
- , from sneeze and cough
- snowclone, from snowcone and clone
- Snowmageddon, from snow and Armageddon
- , from sorority and prostitute
- , from spam and camouflage
- , from spare change
- Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect
- , from splash and spatter
- , from spots and bottle
- , from sprite and elve
- , from splendid and eloquent
- , from spark and funk
- , from scatter and wander
- , from squire and parson
- , from squash, quell, and quench
- , from squirm and wiggle
- , from survival, equipment, and fitter
- squircle, from square and circle
- , from squiggle and twirl or whirl
- , from squint and quiz
- starchitect, from star and architect
- , from store and cache
- statite, from static and satellite
- staycation, from stay and vacation
- , from stealth and selfie
- , from style and ease
- stringkini, from string and bikini
- , from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap
- swaption, from swap and option
- tankini, from tank top and bikini
- Taglish, from Tagalog and English
- , from tan and anorexia
- telethon, from television and marathon
- tensegrity, from tensional and integrity
- Thanksgivukkah, from Thanksgiving Day and Hanukkah
- thermistor, from thermal and resistor
- threepeat, from three and repeat
- throuple, a committed personal partnered relationship between three people as a connected unit
- tiparillo, from tip and cigarillo
- Tollywood, from Tollygunge or Telugu-language film and Hollywood
- toonie, from two and loonie
- transceiver, from transmitter and receiver
- transistor, from transfer and resistor
- transponder, from transmitter and responder
- treggings, from trousers and leggings
- , from trigger and trigonometry
- trikini, from triple and bikini
- trilemma, from triple and dilemma
- trimmigrant, from trimming and immigrant
- , from trust fund and Rastafarian
- tween, from teen and between
- twincest, from twins and incest
- urinalysis, from urine and analysis
- utilidor, from utilities and corridor
- , from vacation and relationship
- Velcro, from velvet and crochet
- vitamer, from vitamin and isomer
- , from volunteer and tourist
- vortal, from vertical and portal
- , from vomit and burp
- , from was and husband
- , from wiki and etiquette
- Wiktionary, from wiki and dictionary
- workaholic, from work and alcoholic
- , from wimp and puss
- , from yesterday and gay
- zombocalypse, from zombie and apocalypse
- HMS Zubian, Royal Navy destroyer built from parts of damaged HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian
Internet and computing
- alphanumeric, from alphabetic and numeric
- ASCIIbetical, from ASCII and alphabetical
- balun, from balanced and unbalanced
- bit, from binary and digit
- bitmoji, from bit and emoji
- brogrammer, from bro and programmer
- , from bridge and router
- Chaturbate, from chat and masturbate
- codec, from coder and decoder
- companding, from compressing and expanding
- concolic, from concrete and symbolic
- cybrarian, from cyber and librarian
- Darwine, from Darwin and WINE
- debconf, from Debian and configuration
- datacasting, from data and broadcasting
- dataveillance, from data and surveillance
- deepfake, from deep learning and fake
- desknote, from desktop and notebook
- digerati, from digital and literati
- email, from electronic and mail
- emoticon, from emotion and icon
- favicon, from favourite and icon
- Fediverse, from federation and universe
- folksonomy, from folk and taxonomy
- frecency, from frequency and recency
- freemium, from free and premium
- Hackintosh, from hack and Macintosh
- hacktivism, from hack and activism
- incel, from involuntary and celibate
- Intellivision, from intelligent and television
- Joy-Con, from joystick and controller
- Jython, from Java and Python
- Kinect, from kinetic and connection
- knowledgebase, from knowledge and database
- Linux, from Linus and Unix
- listicle, from list and article
- memex, from memory and index
- Mobilegeddon, from mobile and Armageddon
- modem, from modulator and demodulator
- mozilla, from "mosaic killer" + godzilla
- mutex, from mutual and exclusion
- nanotech, from nano and technology
- netiquette, from Internet and etiquette
- netizen, from net and citizen
- phablet, from phone and tablet
- pharming, from phishing and farming
- pixel, from picture and element
- podcast, from iPod and broadcast
- Project Chanology, from chan and Scientology
- qubit, from quantum and bit
- Raspbian, from Raspberry Pi and Debian
- , from Reddit and etiquette
- resel, from resolution and element
- screenshot, from screen and snapshot
- SerDes, from serialize and deserialize
- Skype, from sky and peer-to-peer
- spamdexing, from spam and indexing
- , from spatial and pixel
- sporgery, from spam and forgery
- texel, from texture and element
- Throwbot, from throw and robot
- treap, from tree and heap
- , from triangle and pixel
- Twitterverse, from Twitter and universe
- upsert, from update and insert
- vlog, from video and blog
- voxel, from volume and pixel
- wardriving, from wardialing and driving
- webcast, from World Wide Web and broadcast
- webinar, from World Wide Web and seminar
- webisode, from World Wide Web and episode
- , from window and gadget
- Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
- Wintel, from Windows and Intel
Marketing
- advertainment, from advertising and entertainment
- advertorial, from advertising and editorial
- marchitecture, from marketing and architecture
- cineplex, from cinema and complex
- manufactroversy, from manufacture and controversy
- masstige, from mass market and prestige
- multiplex, from multiple and complex – this word has a different meaning in telecommunications
- petrodollar, from petroleum and dollar
- prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
- telemarketing, from telephone and marketing
- wantrepreneur, from want and entrepreneur
Organizations and companies
- Accenture, from accent and future
- Alitalia, from Ali and Italia
- Alstom, from Alsace and Thompson-Houston. Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008.
- Amtrak, from American and track
- Austar, from Australia and star
- Bakerloo line, from Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
- Bapes, from bathing and ape
- Carborundum, from carbon and corundum
- Citigroup, from Citicorp and Travelers Group
- Citizendium, from Citizens' Compendium
- Comcast, from communication and broadcast
- Compaq, from compatibility and quality
- Conservapedia, from conservative and Wikipedia
- Copa, from compania and Panamena
- Creamsicle, from cream and popsicle
- Danimals, from Dannon and animals
- Dash, from Digital and Cash
- Edexcel, from educational and excellence
- Emergen-C, from emergency and vitamin C
- Extell, from excellence and intelligence
- Froogle, from frugal and Google
- Fruitopia, from fruit and utopia
- Fudgsicle, from fudge and popsicle
- Funimation, from fun and animation
- Garmin, from Gary Burrell and Min Kao
- Groupon, from group and coupon
- Ideanomics, from idea and economics
- Imagineering, from Imagine and Engineering
- LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines
- Lenovo, from Legend and "novo"
- Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California
- Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid
- Medicare, from medicine/medical and care
- Netflix, from internet and flicks
- Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon
- Pinterest, from pin and interest
- Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri
- Popsicle, from pop or lollipop and Epsicle
- Prancercise, from prance and exercise
- Prevacid, from prevent and acid
- Privoxy, from privacy and proxy
- Qualcomm, from Quality and Communications
- Rustoleum, from rust and linoleum
- Sega, from service and games
- Sony, from sonus and sonny
- Teletoon, from television and cartoon
- Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami
- Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki through the merger of Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
- Travelocity, from travel and velocity
- Triscuit, from electricity and biscuit
- Verizon, from veritas and horizon
- Victorinox, from Victoria and inox
- Wikimedia, from Wikipedia and media
- Wikipedia, from wiki and encyclopedia
- Yelp, from yellow pages and help
- Yosicle, from yogurt and popsicle
Places
- AfPak, from Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Afrabia, from Africa and Arabia
- Afro-Eurasia, from Africa, Europe, and Asia
- Arlandria, from Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA
- Australasia, from Australia and Asia
- Autopia, attraction in Disneyland, from automobile and utopia
- Benelux, from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
- Birome, from Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, landowners
- BosWash, from Boston and Washington, D.C.
- Brockton, from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton
- Calistoga, from California and Saratoga
- Canwood, from Canadian woodlands
- Chambana, from Champaign and Urbana
- Chiberia, from Chicago and Siberia
- Chindia, from China and India
- Chiraq, from Chicago and Iraq
- Chimerica, from China and America
- Clerval, from claire vallée, French for "clear valley"
- Cotai, from Coloane and Taipa
- Czechoslovakia, from Czech and Slovakia
- Dalworthington Gardens, a city in north Texas, from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington
- Delmarva, from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Delran Township, from the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek
- Eurabia, from Europe and Arabia
- Eurasia, from Europe and Asia
- Fairborn, from Fairfield and Osborn
- Glenbard, from Glen Ellyn and Lombard
- Görliwood, a nickname for the Görlitz and Zgorzelec metropolitan area as a filming location.
- Harvey Cedars, from harvest and cedars
- Hillcrest, from Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest
- Hollansburg, from Hollaman and Harland, landowners
- Hotlanta, from hot and Atlanta
- Illiana, from Illinois and Indiana
- Indialantic, from Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean
- Irrigon, from irrigation and Oregon
- Jardee, from Jardanup and Deeside
- Kanorado, from Kansas And Colorado
- Kanwaka Township and Kanwaka, from the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers
- Kentuckiana, from Kentucky and Indiana
- Kormak, from Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki, settlers
- Mexicali, from Mexico and California
- Michiana, from Michigan and Indiana
- Navelencia, from navel and Valencia oranges
- NYLON, from New York City and London
- Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong
- Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company
- Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky
- Poictesme, from the two French towns Poitiers and Angoulême, used in a number of novels by James Branch Cabell
- Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
- Scarberia, from Scarborough and Siberia
- SeaTac and Sea-Tac Airport, from Seattle and Tacoma
- Stravenue, from street and avenue
- Tamiami, from Tampa and Miami
- Tanzania, from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
- Texarkana, from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana
- Texoma, from Texas and Oklahoma
- The Tridge, from Tri-Cities and bridge
- Valsetz, from the Valley and Siletz Railroad, now a ghost town
- WaKeeney, from Warren, Keeney, & Co.
- Willowick, from Willoughby and Wickliffe, OH
- Woolaroc, from woods, lakes and rocks
Politics
- Abenomics, from Shinzō Abe and economics
- agitprop, from agitation and propaganda
- beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
- Blexit, from black and exit
- Brexit, from Britain and exit
- Clintonomics, from Bill Clinton and economics
- Cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
- feminazi, from feminist and Nazi
- , from Finland and exit
- Frexit, from France and exit
- Gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
- Grexit, from Greece and exit
- Lexit, from left and exit
- Merkozy, from Merkel and Sarkozy
- Moneygeddon, from money and Armageddon
- Nexit, from Netherlands and exit
- Obamacare, from Barack Obama and healthcare
- Obamney, from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
- regrexit, from regret and Brexit
- Reaganomics, from Ronald Reagan and economics
- Rogernomics, from Roger Douglas and economics
- Rubinomics, from Robert Rubin and economics
- Ruthanasia, from Ruth Richardson and euthanasia
- squirearchy, from squire and hierarchy
- stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
- Texit, from Texas and exit
- Trumponomics, from Donald Trump and economics
- Trumpster diving, from Donald Trump and dumpster diving
- Trumpster fire, from Donald Trump and
- wikiality, from Wikipedia and reality
- Zupta, from Jacob Zuma and Gupta
Sciences
- abzyme, from antibody and enzyme
- alkyd, from alkyl and id
- ampacity, from ampere and capacity
- biomarker, from biological and marker
- bionics, from biology and electronics
- botox, from botulism and toxin
- brinicle, from brine and icicle
- caplet, from capsule and tablet
- cermet, from ceramic and metal
- chemokine, from chemotactic and cytokine
- chemtrail, from chemical and contrail
- clopen set, from closed-open set
- contrail, from condensation and trail
- cultivar, from cultivated and variety
- cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
- diabesity, from diabetes and obesity
- endorphin, from endogenous and morphine
- electret, from electricity and magnet
- genome, from gene and chromosome
- geofact, from geological and artifact
- glocalization, from globalization and local
- glymphatic system, from glial and lymphatic
- guesstimate, from guess and estimate
- henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus
- hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite
- lavacicle, from lava and icicle
- lidar, from light and radar
- mafic, from magnesium and ferric
- , from melanin and serotonin
- mesohigh, from mesoscale and high-pressure area
- mesolow, from mesoscale and low-pressure area
- mesonet, from mesoscale and network
- nutraceutical, from nutrition and pharmaceutical
- pellistor, from pellet and resistor
- permaculture, from permanent and agriculture or culture
- petrochemical, from petroleum and chemical
- positron, from positive and electron
- prion, from protein and infection
- proteome, from proteins and genome
- pulsar, from pulsating and quasar
- quasar, from quasi and stellar
- radome, from radar and dome
- redox, from reduction and oxidation
- resorcin, from resin and orcin
- rusticle, from rust and icicle
- , from spore and parabola
- stiction, from static and friction
- surfactant, from surface active agent
- synzyme, from synthetic and enzyme
- telematics, from telecommunications and informatics
- vitamin, from vita and amine
- vocoder, from voice encoder
- warfarin, from WARF and coumarin
- wavicle, from wave and particle
Sports and fitness
- athleisure, from athletic and leisure
- , from dancing and exercise
- Deaflympics, from deaf and Olympics
- exercycle, from exercise and bicycle
- gun fu, from gun and kung fu
- heliskiing, from helicopter and skiing
- Mobot, from Mo and robot
- Motocross, from motorcycle and cross country
- Monzanapolis, from Monza and Indianapolis
- Paralympics, from parallel and Olympics
- parasailing, from parachute and sailing
- plogging, from “plocka” and jogging
- SerAndy, from Serena Williams and Sir Andy Murray
- slurve, from slider and curve
- snuba, from snorkel and scuba
- Supercross, from “Super Bowl of Motocross”
- TaeBo, from Taekwondo and boxing
- urinalysis, from urine and analysis
- wallyball, from wall and volleyball
Transport
- boatercycle, from boat and motorcycle
- Borismaster, from Boris Johnson and AEC Routemaster
- boxster, from boxer engine and roadster
- Ioniq, from ion and unique
- Jeepster, from Jeep and roadster
- , from jet and etiquette
- moped, from motor and pedal
- motorcade, from motor and cavalcade
- motorcycle, from motorized and bicycle
- Proudia, from proud and diamond
- Onevia; from 180SX and Silvia, opposite of Sileighty
- Sileighty; from Silvia and 180SX two Nissan sport coupes,
- taxicab, from taximeter and cabriolet
- Toppo, from top and the Japanese word
- truggy, from pick-up truck and dune buggy
- Venza, from venture and Monza