Portmanteau - Letter M |
Portmanteau |
Meaning |
machinima |
from machine and cinema |
mafic |
from magnesium and ferric |
maltipoo |
from Maltese and poodle |
mangina |
from man and vagina |
manosphere |
from man and atmosphere |
manscaping |
from man and landscaping |
mansplaining |
from man and explaining |
manswers |
from man and answers |
mathlete |
from math and athlete |
mechatronics |
from mechanical and electronics |
meld |
from melt and weld |
Merkozy |
from (Angela) Merkel and (Nicolas) Sarkozy |
Metroidvania |
from Metroid and Castlevania |
metrosexual |
from metropolitan and heterosexual |
mimsy |
from miserable and flimsy (coined by Lewis Carroll) |
mizzle |
from mist and drizzle |
mobisode |
from mobile (phone) and episode |
mockney |
from mock and Cockney |
mockumentary |
from mock and documentary |
moobs |
from man and boobs |
motel |
from motor and hotel |
moxibustion |
from moxa and combustion |
muppet |
from marionette and puppet |
murse |
from man and purse, or alternatively, male and nurse |
mutanimals |
from mutant and animals |