- Definition: A car crash between absolutely and positively
- Portmanteau: absolutely + positively
- Malapropism*: absolutely, positively
Source: XKCD Wiki / Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys
* Note: Unless this portmanteau is used incorrectly towards it's listed malapropisms, it would not qualify as a malamanteau.
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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: Ambiviolent
- Definition: To be both violent and unsure
- Portmanteau: ambivalent + violent
- Malapropism: ambivalent and violent
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
(Note: ambiviolent would only qualify as a malamanteau if it was used as a malapropism in place of ambivalent or violent, not if it was used intentionally to mean "I can't decide who to kill first")
- Portmanteau: ambivalent + violent
- Malapropism: ambivalent and violent
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
(Note: ambiviolent would only qualify as a malamanteau if it was used as a malapropism in place of ambivalent or violent, not if it was used intentionally to mean "I can't decide who to kill first")
Malamanteau: Misunderestimate
- Definition: To both misunderstand and underestimate something
- Portmanteau: misunderstand + underestimate
- Malapropism: misunderstand and underestimate
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
- Portmanteau: misunderstand + underestimate
- Malapropism: misunderstand and underestimate
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
Malamanteau: Miscommunicado
- Definition: To miscommunicate something while out of communication
- Portmanteau: miscommunicate + incommunicado
- Malapropism: miscommunicate and incommunicado
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
- Portmanteau: miscommunicate + incommunicado
- Malapropism: miscommunicate and incommunicado
Malamanteau - XKCD Wiki
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