Portmanteau - Letter S |
Portmanteau |
Meaning |
satisficing |
from satisfy and suffice |
scanlation |
from scan and translation, used for unofficial
internet-distributed translations of manga |
schnoodle |
from schnauzer and poodle |
seascape |
from sea and landscape |
sexcapade |
from sex and escapade |
sexercise |
from sex and exercise |
sexpert |
from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice
about sex and sexual matters) |
sexploitation |
from sex and exploitation |
sexting |
from sex and texting |
sharknado |
from shark and tornado |
sharktopus |
from shark and octopus |
shart |
from shit and fart |
sheeple |
from sheep and people |
shepherd |
from sheep and herd ("herder") |
shockumentary |
from shock and documentary |
showmance |
from show business and romance |
simulcasting |
from simultaneous and broadcasting |
sitcom |
from situational and comedy |
skitching |
from skating and hitching |
skort |
from skirt and short (as in short pants) |
skullet |
from skull and mullet |
skyjack |
from sky and hijack |
slanguage |
from slang and language |
slimsy |
from slim and flimsy |
slithy |
from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll) |
slurve |
from slider and curve (baseball pitches) |
smark |
from smart and mark |
smirting |
from smoking and flirting |
smog |
from smoke and fog |
snark |
from snide and remark |
snatiation |
from sneeze and satiation |
snice |
from snow and ice |
snowmageddon |
from snow and armageddon |
soundscape |
from sound and landscape |
SPAMasterpiece Theater |
from SPAM and Masterpiece Theater |
spange |
from spare and change |
Spanglish |
Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf.
Chinglish, Franglais, Japanglish) |
squitten |
from squirrel and kitten |
stagflation |
from stagnation and inflation |
starchitect |
from star and architect |
statite |
from static and satellite |
staycation |
from stay and vacation |
surfactant |
from surface active agent |
swapportunity |
from swap and opportunity, an opportunity to swap |
swaption |
from swap and option |