DarthMol
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You may be thinking :wtf: at the title of this thread - allow me to elucidate.
A word blend (or portmanteau) is:
Some more examples
Why am I talking about this? I came across a brilliant, but unintentional, word blend in a Steam review for an RTS game. The person who wrote the review isn't an English first language speaker and instead of referring to the "strategy" game called it a "stragedy" game. (Say it with a Russian accent!)
This made me think of a humurous word blend: What do you call a terrible RTS game? A STRAGEDY (strategy+tragedy)
I was wondering have you ever come across any funny/clever word blends to describe things or can you come up with your own? Extra points for gaming related word blends!
A word blend (or portmanteau) is:
Some more examples
Why am I talking about this? I came across a brilliant, but unintentional, word blend in a Steam review for an RTS game. The person who wrote the review isn't an English first language speaker and instead of referring to the "strategy" game called it a "stragedy" game. (Say it with a Russian accent!)
This made me think of a humurous word blend: What do you call a terrible RTS game? A STRAGEDY (strategy+tragedy)
I was wondering have you ever come across any funny/clever word blends to describe things or can you come up with your own? Extra points for gaming related word blends!