- Definition: To be crowded and overflowed?
- Portmanteau: overflowed + crowded
- Malapropism: overflowed and crowded
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Remember, a malamanteau is the combination of a malapropism (similar sounding word) and a portmanteau (a combination of two words)
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Malamanteau: Exorberant
- Definition: To spend too much money and be happy about it
- Portmanteau: exorbitant + exuberant
- Malapropism: exorbitant and exuberant
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- Portmanteau: exorbitant + exuberant
- Malapropism: exorbitant and exuberant
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Malamanteau: Spontanimosity
- Definition: To hate someone when you instantly meet them
- Portmanteau: spontaneous + animosity
- Malapropism: spontaneous and animosity
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- Portmanteau: spontaneous + animosity
- Malapropism: spontaneous and animosity
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Malamanteau: Portmanpropism
- Definition: Combination of a portmanteau and a malapropism
- Portmanteau: portmanteau + malapropism
- Malapropism: portmantea and malapropism
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Note: Again if these portmanteau neologisms are just used correctly, they are not being used as malapropisms and therefore wouldn't be malamanteaus.
- Portmanteau: portmanteau + malapropism
- Malapropism: portmantea and malapropism
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Note: Again if these portmanteau neologisms are just used correctly, they are not being used as malapropisms and therefore wouldn't be malamanteaus.
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