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 |