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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Collapsed(?) words #29417 05/18/2001 7:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I agree it's a portmanteau. What I keep asking myself is what two words portmanteau comes from, te-he. In fact, the name 'portmanteau' comes from the master of them himself, the author of Through the Looking Glass and Alice in W., Lewis Carroll; something about a leather suitcase having two compartments I believe. Anyway here are a few more: twirl = twist & swirl motel = motor hotel ..... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Collapsed(?) words slovovoi 05/17/2001 2:19 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words Faldage 05/17/2001 2:23 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words of troy 05/17/2001 2:26 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words belligerentyouth 05/18/2001 7:44 AM Re: Collapsed(?) words belligerentyouth 05/18/2001 11:07 AM Re: Portmanteau Faldage 05/18/2001 11:15 AM Re: Portmanteau belligerentyouth 05/18/2001 11:26 AM Re: Portmanteau tsuwm 05/18/2001 2:07 PM Re: Self description Faldage 05/18/2001 2:22 PM Re: Self description NicholasW 05/18/2001 2:46 PM Re: Self description Faldage 05/18/2001 3:28 PM Re: Self description tsuwm 05/18/2001 4:04 PM Re: Self description Rusty 05/22/2001 7:26 AM Re: Self description tsuwm 05/22/2001 1:27 PM Re: Self description Rusty 05/22/2001 10:08 PM Re: Self description Jackie 05/23/2001 2:16 PM Re: Unreturned books wow 05/23/2001 2:55 PM Re: Self description musick 05/23/2001 10:24 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words Capital Kiwi 05/20/2001 10:10 AM Re: Collapsed(?) words wordcrazy 05/20/2001 12:27 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words AnnaStrophic 05/20/2001 1:07 PM Re: Collapsed(?) words slovovoi 05/21/2001 11:42 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,377 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,204 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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