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All portmanteau synonyms

port·man·teau
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noun portmanteau

  • holdall — a container for holding odds and ends.
  • haversack — a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.
  • box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
  • counterword — a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as tremendous or awful
  • counter word — any word freely used as a general term of approval or disapproval without reference to its more exact meaning, as nice, terrible, lousy, terrific
  • gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.
  • counter-word — a word, often of short-lived popularity, widely used as an almost meaningless, automatic response.
  • handbag — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.

adjective portmanteau

  • hybrid — the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
  • combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
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