Where did they come from??

The English language is forever evolving! 

In this process of evolution, it has absorbed various new words. There are different types of word formaions like suffixation, prefixation, etc. One such type of word formation is called Blending/ Port Manteau. This means that two words are 'blended' together to form a new word. Here is a list of port manteau words that we use so regularly in our daily life. 

In fact, there are some words that you will be surprised to see in this list! For eg: Did you know that taxicab, which is used as taxi/cab actually came from two words.... taximeter and cabriolet!!!

Read on to find some more! :-)

Bollywood- Bombay+ Hollywood

Brunch- breakfast + lunch

Slactivism- slack + activism

Motel- motor+ hotel

Smog- smoke+ fog

Helipad- helicopter+ port

Heliport- Helicopter+ port

Blog- web+ blog

Pictionary- picture+ dictionary

Hinglish- hindi+ English

Pablet- phone + tablet

Oxbridge- oxford+ Cambridge

Eurasia- Eurpe + Asia

Pizzaria- Pizza+ cafeteria

Butterlicious- butter+ delicious

Marcos- Marine+ commandos

Mechatronics- Mechanical+ electronics

Romcom- Romance+ comedy

Sitcom- situation+ comedy

Sci-fi- Science+ fiction

Pixels-Picture+ elements

Multiplex- multiple+ complex

Biopic- biography+ picture

Anklet- ankle+ bracelet

Transistor- transfer+ resistor

Modem- modulator+ demodulator

Pompetent- pompous+ competent

Medicare- medical+ care

Paratroopers- parachute+ troopers

Camcorder- camera+ recorder

Forex- foreign+ exchange

Exim- export+ import

Brahmos- Brahmaputra+ Moscow

Travelogue- travel+ monologue

Glitterati- glitter+ literate

Telecast- telephone+ bradcast

Pulsar- Pulsating+ star

Goodbye- God be with you

Taxicab- Taximeter+ cabriolet

Advertorial- advertising+ editorial

Splog- spam+ blog

Podcasting- iPod+ broadcasting

Chortle- chuckle+ chortle

Stagflation- stagnation+ inflation

Intercom- internal+ communication

Accenture- accent+ future