Cambozola - noun.

Years ago I catalogued food pictures and it was very eye-opening. Until you've looked at 100,000 pictures of food, entrees, fruit, dessert and more, you don't really know how many much in the world of food exists, especially the world of cheese!

The cow's milk based Cambozola is actually a portmanteau of two other cheese names-- ( Read more... )

plumptious [pluhmp-shuhs ]

adjective:
(informal) plump and delicious

Examples:

She says plumptious beauties, I say grapes. She says lambent puce, I say pink. She says. "Heady wafts of serenity-inducing scent", I say, "What stinks?" (Janelle Koenig, Janelle Koenig: Sweet serving of Queen Nigella, The West Australian, December 2015)

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Athleisure - noun.

It's been a while since I featured a good portmanteau, or combination of two words to make a new word. Today's word, athleisure is a bonus word because not only is it a hybrid word, it refers to a hybrid style of clothing. It took decades to happen, but athleisure clothing is linked to changing styles and materials. It's ( Read more... )

Knork - noun.

Surely you know what a spork is--a utensil which combines fork tines and a spoon to create a super utensil with a portmanteau for a name. A portmanteau is a blend of multiple word parts to create a new word.

Perhaps less well-known is the spork's cousin, the knork. Knorks are not as visually distinct as sporks and look like a ( Read more... )

Nonversation - noun.

Ah, the portmanteau! They are new words made by combining two other words. Those still in self-isolation or working from home may be desperate for a bit of nonversation--useless small talk or a meaningless conversation ( Read more... )

Glamping, n.: glamorous camping.

This portmanteau word was brought to you by lindahoyland--many thanks!

Example:

Glamping in Cornwall

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hum·ble·brag [həmbəlbraɡ]:
origin: (2010) coined by comedian, Harris Wittels.

noun & verb
*Sorry, for the late word, but I got lost inside my mansion, don't you hate how that always happens on the butler's day off? Other examples"It's so difficult to find places that sell extra large condoms ( Read more... )

Sorry I'm late!  Completely forgot to do this last night ( Read more... )

Vaguebooking is any update on a social network (although primarily Facebook) that is intentionally vague. Status updates which fall under the category of vaguebooking can be long or short, but most comprise just a few simple words. Regardless of the length they all have one thing in common - to elicit a response from friends and followers.

While the ( Read more... )