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July 28, 2005
Word Combination
One of my favorite things to do is combine two words into a new word that has elements of both and therefore replaces both. Yes, this is as dorky as it sounds.
This works best when the two words have some sound or letter patterns in common, but it's not stictly necessary. Say someone says "She said she's taking a 3 week vacation, but I bet it turns into her resignation." You then say, "Ah... you mean a 'resigvation.'"
Because my friends and I have been doing this for a while and not keeping track, I don't have a list of them. Enter: blog. I will continue to update this list as I combine words, remember ones that others have come up with, and ones we have already invented.
Feel free to pepper your conversation with these gems, as they will surely get you raises, the admiration of your peers, and laid (not necessarily in that order). If you come up with a good one, e-mail it to me for inclusion on the list. If you come up with a really really good one, be sure to add a verbal 'TM!' afterward to claim your rights* as the word's owner.
Resignation + Vacation = Resigvation
Baby + Barbeque = Baby-Que
Crazy + Asian = Crasian (can't take credit for this one really)
Crazy + Caucasian = Caucrasian
Classy + Trashy = Classhy
Reversable + Belt = Reversabelt
Drawer + Organizers = Drawerganizers
Ham + Mozzerella = Hamozzerella
Nachos + Fajitas = Nachajitas
Vagina + Tylenol = Vagylenol (thanks to PETE!)
Grandma + Emergency = Grandmergency
Brazil + Brisket = Brazisket
Designer + Vagina = Designagina
Monostat + Mustache = Monostache (thanks to Sarah!)
Christian + Karate = Kristiate
Beer + Liquor = Bliquor
Coffee + Refreshments = Coffreshments
Insane + Genius = Insanius (thanks to Kevin!)
Mercedes + Ambulance = Mercambulance
Quasi + Nauseated = Quasiated
Sheer + Miracle = Sheeracle
Schmear + Miracle = Shmearacle
Jewish + Japanese = Jewpanese
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* Your rights as the word's owner include:
A. Mad props from your homies
2. and that's pretty much it.
Posted by kyle at July 28, 2005 3:06 PM
Comments
Rebecca, Emily and I yesterday tried combining "Mock" and "Election" with very lackluster results, despite the repeating sounds in the words. "Moclection" is about as close as we came, but it just doesn't work so well.
Posted by: Kyle at August 4, 2005 1:29 PM
I like to change letters in words to make funny words!
Penis + Penicillin = Penisillin
Uptight people need an injection of penisillin!! Perhaps two.
Posted by: PETE at August 4, 2005 5:54 PM
Posted by: harold at August 10, 2005 10:44 PM
er, click on "See Portmanteau" on this page. durn interweb...
Posted by: harold at August 10, 2005 10:47 PM
I an going to work Brazisket into a sentence today if it kills me!
What's Snoop Dogg's favorite weather?
Drizzle.
Posted by: Q at August 29, 2005 7:24 AM
My beautiful wife and I were taking our dog to the vet. In the office lobby a sign next to some Starbucks products invited us to partake of some coffee and refreshments. Then it dawned on me. Coffreshments. I fancy myself an insane genius, or as we like to call ourselves "insanius." Happy New Year!
Posted by: Kevin at December 31, 2005 9:20 PM