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CLIPPED WORDS
Clipped words are the shortened forms of longer words.
ad (advertisement mike (microphone)auto (automobile) movie (moving picture)bike (bicycle) pants (pantaloons)burger (hamburger) perk (perquisite)bus (omnibus) phone (telephone)champ (champion) photo (photograph)con (convict) plane (airplane)deli (delicatessen) pro (professional)dorm (dormitory) prom (promenade)exam (examination) props (properties)fan (fanatic) stereo (stereophonic)fax (facsimile) sub (submarine)flu (influenza) taxi (taxicab)fridge (refrigerator) teen (teenager)gas (gasoline) tie (necktie)gym (gymnasium) tux (tuxedo)lab (laboratory) typo (typographical error)limo (limousine) van (caravan)lunch (luncheon) vet (veteran)math (mathematics) zines (magazines)memo (memorandum) zoo (zoological park)
PORTMANTEAU WORDS
A Portmanteau word is a word created by combining the sound and meaning two different words to give it a new meaning.
bit (binary + digit) motel (motor + hotel)brunch (breakfast + lunch) pixel (picture + element)chortle (chuckle + snort) scifi (science + fiction)conman (confidence + man) sitcom (situation + comedy)dumfound( dumb + confound) skylab (sky + laboratory)email (electronic + mail) smash (smack + mash)fanzine (fan + magazine) smog (smoke + fog)flurry (flutter + hurry) squiggle ( squirm + wiggle)fortnight (fourteen + nights) paratroopers (parachute +
troopers)frizzle (fry + sizzle) telecast (television + broadcast)glimmer (gleam + shimmer) telethon (television + marathon)moped (motor + pedal) twirl ( twist + whirl)