- Definition: A squawk-octagon?
- Portmanteau: squawk + octagon
- Malapropism: sqoctagon
Source: xkcd.com / forums
xkcd user Natty writes:
The malamanteau "Squawk-dagon" is a neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining the onomatopoeia "squawk" (that was a malapropism for "square") and the neologism for an MMA ring "octagon".
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Malamanteau: Mal-manteau
- Definition: The outfit that the character Mal wears on the show Firefly
- Portmanteau: Mal + manteau
- Malapropism: malamanteau
Source: XKCD Forums, user iamed2
- Portmanteau: Mal + manteau
- Malapropism: malamanteau
Source: XKCD Forums, user iamed2
Malamanteau: Snowclone
Snowclone
- Definition: Clone of someone made out of snow
- Portmanteau: snow + clone
- Malapropism: snowcone
Source: XKCD Forums, user blumdude
- Definition: Clone of someone made out of snow
- Portmanteau: snow + clone
- Malapropism: snowcone
Source: XKCD Forums, user blumdude
Malamanteau: Portmantraction
- Definition: Combination of two words (portmanteau)
- Portmanteau: portmanteau? + contraction
- Malapropism: portmanteau
Sources: Homestar Runner Wiki, XKCD Forums, user csours
Note: Technically a portmantraction might just be a grammatical error, not actually a portmanteau, since it uses portmanteau as the first part of it's portmanteau.
But it's still noteworthy in that it was used incorrectly in the place of portmanteau, and it clearly combines portmanteau and contraction.
- Portmanteau: portmanteau? + contraction
- Malapropism: portmanteau
Sources: Homestar Runner Wiki, XKCD Forums, user csours
Note: Technically a portmantraction might just be a grammatical error, not actually a portmanteau, since it uses portmanteau as the first part of it's portmanteau.
But it's still noteworthy in that it was used incorrectly in the place of portmanteau, and it clearly combines portmanteau and contraction.
Malamanteau: Blogosfear
- Definition: Fear of blogs
- Portmanteau: blog + fear
- Malapropism: Blogosphere
Source: XKCD Forums, user RabbitWho
- Portmanteau: blog + fear
- Malapropism: Blogosphere
Source: XKCD Forums, user RabbitWho
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