How to use "portmanteau" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "portmanteau" in popular movie and book plots

  • The series' title is a portmanteau (combination) of the first two letters of the girls' first names: HAna, NAru, YAya, MAchi, and TAmi.  - Hanayamata
  • He calls that town "Marwencol," a portmanteau of the names "Mark," "Wendy" and "Colleen".  - Marwencol
  • The name of the creature can be taken to mean , , or a portmanteau of and.  - The Last Guardian
  • However, in his actual school life, Keima is called , a derogatory portmanteau of the two words and.  - The World God Only Knows
  • The bonds were counted in Ridgeway's presence in London, sealed in a packet and then put in his portmanteau that had a special lock on it.  - Poirot Investigates
  • Brainard names his discovery Flubber, which is a portmanteau of "flying rubber".  - The Absent-Minded Professor
  • The gang dubs their female associate "Gidget", a portmanteau word based on 'girl' and 'midget'.  - Gidget (film)
  • Willy's ambition is to qualify for the national "Nintari" (a portmanteau of Nintendo and Atari) competition.  - The Adventures of Willy Beamish
  • In the process, he introduces Alice (and the reader) to the concept of portmanteau words, before his inevitable fall.  - Through the Looking-Glass

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