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THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH
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THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH
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- The British Love their Bits N’ Bobs
- Chockablock of Quirky British Slang
- The Cockney Bits About Rhyming Slang
- Raggabrash Runaway to the Middle Ages
- The Victorian Play of Bricky Old Bags
- The Victorian Replay of Bags of Mystery
- Is That Victorian Gibberish or Slang?
- V is for Vulgar Victorian Vagabonds
- Insulted by a Clanging Church Bell
- Two Whoops & A Cowboy Holler
- Penny for Your Thoughts - l Money Talks
- Making a Portmanteau Love Connection
- The Name of the Game in Sports Idioms
- Stealing the Cliff Notes for Millennials
- Pirates Plundering With Curses and Slang
- Walkabout of Aussie Slang - (Home)
- Stirring the Possum - (People)
- Happy Little Vegemite - (Feelings)
- True Blue Values - (Country & Government)
- Sozzled Didgeridoo Solo - (Entertainment)
- Scratching Your Arse - (Curses & Insults)
- Short the Stack - (Abbreviations)
- Froth and Bubbles - (Rhyming Slang)
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A PORTMANTEAU LOVE CONNECTION
A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining two different terms to create one new entity. Through blending the sounds and meanings of two existing words, a portmanteau creates a new expression that is a linguistic blend of the two individual terms.
For example breathalyzer is the portmanteau word formed from combining breath and analyzer.
The term portmanteau was first used by Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass - “‘slithy’ means “lithe and slimy” and ‘mimsy’ is “flimsy and miserable”.
The word portmanteau itself is also a blend of two different words - porter (to carry) and manteau (a cloak).
PORT ME SOME SLANG
AFFLUENZA (affluence/influenza) - guilt or lack of motivation experienced by people who have made or inherited large amounts of money.
ANTICIPOINTMENT (anticipation/disappointment) - feeling of letdown one experiences when hype gives way to reality.
BODACIOUS (bold/audacious) - insolent or unrestrained, extraordinary or impressively large.
BROMANCE (brother/romance) - close relationship between two men.
CHILLAX (chill/relax) - calm down, rest.
CHOCOHOLIC (chocolate + alcoholic) - someone who eats excessive amounts of chocolate.
CHORTLE (chuckle/snort) - laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.
CRAPTACULAR (crap/spectacular) - entertainment that is so poor in quality it is captivating.
CRUNK (crazy/drunk) - out of control drunk
FACTION (fact + fiction) - story, speech or novel that contains historical and real-life facts combined with invented information.
FEMINAZI (feminist/Nazi) - extreme feminist.
FLEXITARIAN (vegetarian/flexible) - vegetarian who occasionally eats meat.
FRANKENFOOD (Frankenstein/food) - genetically modified food.
FRENEMY (friend/enemy) - someone who is supposed to be a friend but whose actions are more characteristic of a foe.
GAYDAR (gay/radar) - ability to identify whether a person is homosexual based on an observation of their appearance and/or behavior.
GINORMOUS (giant/enormous) - large, huge.
GLAMPING (glamour/camping) - luxury camping (think expensive RVs)
SHERO (she/hero) - woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
MANSPLAINING (man/explaining) - explaining something to a woman in a condescending manner.
MANWICH (man/sandwich) - a sandwich made from any of the ingredients that are available in the fridge.
MCMANSION (McDonalds/mansion) - blandly generic large house.
METROSEXUAL (metropolitan/heterosexual) - man who appears to be inordinately concerned about personal aesthetics and/or is perceived for this quality as being homosexual.
MOCKUMENTARY (mock/documentary) - genre of film and television in which fictitious events are presented in a documentary-style manner.
MURSE (man/purse) - man’s purse.
NETIZEN (internet + citizen) - individual who is heavily involved with online activities.
NINTENDINITIS (Nintendo/tendonitis) - condition caused by playing too many video games.
RIDONKULOUS (ridiculous/donkey) - epitome of ridiculous.
SCREENAGER (screen/teenager) - typical adolescent who indulges excessively in screen entertainment.
THREE-PEAT (three/repeat) - third consecutive victory.
TURDUCKEN (turkey/duck/chicken) - a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which itself is stuffed into a deboned turkey.
For example breathalyzer is the portmanteau word formed from combining breath and analyzer.
The term portmanteau was first used by Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass - “‘slithy’ means “lithe and slimy” and ‘mimsy’ is “flimsy and miserable”.
The word portmanteau itself is also a blend of two different words - porter (to carry) and manteau (a cloak).
PORT ME SOME SLANG
AFFLUENZA (affluence/influenza) - guilt or lack of motivation experienced by people who have made or inherited large amounts of money.
ANTICIPOINTMENT (anticipation/disappointment) - feeling of letdown one experiences when hype gives way to reality.
BODACIOUS (bold/audacious) - insolent or unrestrained, extraordinary or impressively large.
BROMANCE (brother/romance) - close relationship between two men.
CHILLAX (chill/relax) - calm down, rest.
CHOCOHOLIC (chocolate + alcoholic) - someone who eats excessive amounts of chocolate.
CHORTLE (chuckle/snort) - laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.
CRAPTACULAR (crap/spectacular) - entertainment that is so poor in quality it is captivating.
CRUNK (crazy/drunk) - out of control drunk
FACTION (fact + fiction) - story, speech or novel that contains historical and real-life facts combined with invented information.
FEMINAZI (feminist/Nazi) - extreme feminist.
FLEXITARIAN (vegetarian/flexible) - vegetarian who occasionally eats meat.
FRANKENFOOD (Frankenstein/food) - genetically modified food.
FRENEMY (friend/enemy) - someone who is supposed to be a friend but whose actions are more characteristic of a foe.
GAYDAR (gay/radar) - ability to identify whether a person is homosexual based on an observation of their appearance and/or behavior.
GINORMOUS (giant/enormous) - large, huge.
GLAMPING (glamour/camping) - luxury camping (think expensive RVs)
SHERO (she/hero) - woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
MANSPLAINING (man/explaining) - explaining something to a woman in a condescending manner.
MANWICH (man/sandwich) - a sandwich made from any of the ingredients that are available in the fridge.
MCMANSION (McDonalds/mansion) - blandly generic large house.
METROSEXUAL (metropolitan/heterosexual) - man who appears to be inordinately concerned about personal aesthetics and/or is perceived for this quality as being homosexual.
MOCKUMENTARY (mock/documentary) - genre of film and television in which fictitious events are presented in a documentary-style manner.
MURSE (man/purse) - man’s purse.
NETIZEN (internet + citizen) - individual who is heavily involved with online activities.
NINTENDINITIS (Nintendo/tendonitis) - condition caused by playing too many video games.
RIDONKULOUS (ridiculous/donkey) - epitome of ridiculous.
SCREENAGER (screen/teenager) - typical adolescent who indulges excessively in screen entertainment.
THREE-PEAT (three/repeat) - third consecutive victory.
TURDUCKEN (turkey/duck/chicken) - a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which itself is stuffed into a deboned turkey.
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Collection of Vocabulary Books, Sites and Resources
Series Homepage | View Sites | Download Books
Words are also posted on twitter under the hashtags #beautifulwords and shared on pinterest boards
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Never underestimate the strength and power of a beautiful vocabulary
Original content © 2021 Copyright, Kairos
