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Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: Make it Lady on 23/09/2009 22:49:01

Hi all,

Me and my son really love joining two words together to make one. For example "gutteral Utterances" become "gutterances." Swimming with your arms whilst walking on the pool or sea bottom is a "swalk." Farting and burping at tha same time is a "furp." An "extreme sport" is a sporteme. An "Ugly Duckling" is a "dugly."

I would like to add more to my dictionary. Can anyone think of some really good ones?

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: Don_1 on 24/09/2009 08:12:40

You should get good responses from the Aussies for this. That's pretty much how 'strine' came about.

Examples:

Gungadin = I can't get in.
MNX = Ham and eggs

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: RD on 24/09/2009 14:39:26

Quote from: Make it  Lady on 23/09/2009 22:49:01

Me and my son really love joining two words together to make one.

A pair of portmanteauists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau)  [:)].

http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/portmant.htm

The above link has "knork" (knife & fork combo), but omits "spork" (spoon & fork combo).
The above link does include the noun "zonkey" (zebra+donkey*), which should also be an adjective,
 e.g. "I've drank too many beers and I feel a bit zonkey". 

Also see ... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:List_of_protologisms


* A donkey with three legs is of course a "wonkey", (I'll get my coat). 

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: Don_1 on 24/09/2009 15:59:48

Quote from: DiscoverDave on 24/09/2009 14:58:58

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Quote from: Don_1 on 24/09/2009 08:12:40

MNX = Ham and eggs

http://learning2share.blogspot.com/2007/07/78s-from-hell-its-lots-of-fun-to-share.html

Stone me!!! I've never heard that before. Thanks Dave. Reminded me of the Two Ronnies sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vMsCEWbd-A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vMsCEWbd-A)

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: LeeE on 24/09/2009 16:46:08

A friend once came up with the word 'thinkles' during a conversation about thick ankles.

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: JimBob on 25/09/2009 02:06:37

funkers - NO, I will NOT spell it out.

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: Make it Lady on 30/09/2009 21:33:59

Thanks RD for telling us what we have been doing for so long and I will add the thinkles to my vocab of conjoined words. I really need some more contributions though. For example a back catalogue could be a bacalogue.

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: JnA on 01/10/2009 10:26:16

The New Yorker used to have a yearly competition on this...


though I cannot find any online refs to it.

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 04/10/2009 17:18:23

Computer monitor = comitor
Mobile phone - mobone
Spaghetti Bolognese - spaghinese

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: neilep on 04/10/2009 18:24:04

Chicken Soup = Choup
Swine Flu = Swu
Blow Job = Blob

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: RD on 04/10/2009 20:58:49

Quote from: DiscoverDave on 04/10/2009 04:03:28

That's odd.  I've never seen a so-called "knork"

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I suppose it would be handy of you only had one, (hand that is).

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 06/10/2009 23:25:01

Watching a Sylvester Stallone film at Christmas - Chrimbo.

Title: Dictionary of conjoined words
Post by: Make it Lady on 11/10/2009 19:32:49

I'm very keen on the man boobs one = Moobs. It is my favourite.
The recent goody is the result of Kermit and Miss Piggy mating. They would have a baby Frig.