| Portmanteau - Letter B |
| Portmanteau |
Meaning |
|
backronym |
from backwards and acronym |
|
banjitar |
a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar |
|
banjolele |
a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a ukulele |
|
banjolin |
a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a mandolin |
|
bankster |
from banker and gangster |
|
barcade |
from bar and arcade |
|
beefalo |
from beef and buffalo |
|
Bennifer |
from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez |
|
beurgeois |
from beur and bourgeois |
|
bicurious |
from bisexual and curious |
|
biopic |
from biography and picture |
|
blaccent |
from black and accent – used by non-blacks who try to sound
black |
|
Blacula |
from black and Dracula |
|
blaxploitation |
from black and exploitation |
|
bleen |
from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate
Goodman's paradox; see grue) |
|
bodacious |
from bold and audacious |
|
Bollywood |
from Bombay and Hollywood |
|
booboisie |
from boob and bourgeosie |
|
Bootylicious |
from booty and delicious |
|
botel |
from boat and hotel (i.e. Boat Hotel in SEA) |
|
boxercise |
from boxing and exercise |
|
brainiac |
from brain and maniac |
|
Brangus |
from Brahman and Angus breeds of cattle |
|
breathalyzer |
from breath and analyzer |
|
Blexit |
from black and exit |
|
Brangelina |
from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
|
Brexit |
from Britain and exit (with regards to possibly leaving the
EU) |
|
Britcom |
from British and comedy |
|
Britpop |
from British and pop music |
|
bromance |
from brother and romance |
|
brony |
from "bro" and pony – the fanbase for My Little Pony:
Friendship Is Magic |
|
Bruceploitation |
from Bruce Lee and exploitation |
|
budtender |
from bud and bartender |
|
bullycide |
from bullying and suicide |
|
burkini |
from burka and bikini |
