frankenword
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Blend of Frankenstein and word
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈfɹæŋkn̩ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/, SAMPA: /"fr\{Nkn=%w3:(r\)d/
- (US) enPR: frăngkʹ(ə)n-wûrd', IPA: /ˈɹræŋk(ə)nˌwɝd/, SAMPA: /"fr\{Nk(@)n%w3`d/
[edit] Noun
frankenword (plural frankenwords)
- (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- 2005 December 15, Ruma Singh, “Know some good frankenwords?”, Bangalore Times:
- But what's noteworthy is the smorgasbord of new vocabulary, including 'frankenwords' (words joined to create new words) which deal with everyday situations.
- 2007,, M. Thelwall & R. Prabowo, “Identifying and characterising public science-related fears from RSS feeds”[1], Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, volume 58, number 3:
- Noun phrase identification is extremely time consuming and may incorrectly process new words that emerge during a debate, eg frankenwords invented during the genetically modified food debate.
- 2009,, Ann duCille, “Marriage, Family, and Other" Peculiar Institutions" in African-American Literary History”, American Literary History, volume 21, number 3, DOI:10.1093/alh/ajp016:
- A combination of "salvation" and "sacrifice," the coinage "salvific" does not necessarily flow trippingly from the tongue, but the monograph hardly needs a frankenword to make the case for the enduring relationship between African-American letters and racial uplift.
- 2005 December 15, Ruma Singh, “Know some good frankenwords?”, Bangalore Times:
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portmanteau word — see portmanteau word
