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Portmanteau - Letter C

American English Standard Portmanteau  - Letter C In this lesson you will learn American English standard portmanteau  beginning with the letter C. Quick Links Portmanteau A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Portmanteau  - Letter C Portmanteau Meaning Californication from California and fornication camcorder from camera and recorder cameleopard from camel and leopard cankles from calf and ankles carjack from car and hijack cassingle from cassette and single celebutante from celebrity and débutante celesbian from celebrity and lesbian cellophane from cellulose and diaphane chavtastic from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav') Chesterbelloc from G K Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc chillax from chill and relax Chinarello from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike) Chindian meaning someone with both Chinese and Indian ethnic heritage Chinglish English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais, Japanglish) chokebreaker from chokeslam and backbreaker chortle from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll) Chrismukkah from Christmas and Hanukkah (popularized by The O.C.) chuggers from charity and muggers Chunnel from (English) Channel and tunnel churnalism from churned-out journalism Clintonomics from Bill Clinton and economics clopen set from closed-open set cockapoo from Cocker Spaniel and Poodle coopetition from cooperation and competition cosplay from costume and roleplay cremains from cremate and remains cryptanalysis from cryptogram and analysis cryptex from cryptology and codex cyberdelic from prefix cyber- and psychedelic

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