for the British university portmanteau Oxbridge Oxbridge is a village in the England English county of Dorset . Oxbridge lies on the River Brit near Bridport . Oxbridge, Stockton on Tees is also an area within Stockton on Tees. External links oscoor gbx SY475977 dorset geo stub coord 50.77649 N 2.74596 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SY475977 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Dorset pl Oxbridge Dorset ... more details
Advertainment is a portmanteau of the words advertising and entertainment . It was first used in 1999 by Patrizia Musso, an Italian professor of brand communication. ref P. Musso, Advertainment. La comunicazione pubblicitaria alle soglie del Duemila , in Comunicazioni Sociali, N.2, Anno XXI, Aprile Giugno 1999, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazione dell Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore pages 246 256 . ref References Reflist Category Advertising techniques fr Advertainment it Advertainment pl Advertainment sv Advertainment ... more details
Orphan date September 2008 Envirostructure is a portmanteau of the words Natural environment Environment and Infrastructure . It is a noun that describes all the artefacts needed for application development between the physical infrastructure and the code. It is in effect the tools, techniques and enabling technologies used by a development team throughout the Systems development life cycle . Image Envirostructure.JPG A detailed Envirostructure is a critical and indispensable element of a full, mature Enterprise Architecture. References unreferenced date March 2007 Category Software development process ... more details
orphan date December 2007 Gastaurant , a portmanteau of gas station and restaurant, refers to a class of fueling stations which also incorporate a franchise based restaurant such as McDonald s or Taco Bell in the same facility. Gastaurants are frequently found off of major highways in the United States. Gastaurants grew in popularity in the 1990s and are found throughout the United States. See also Truck stop Rest area Category Types of restaurants restaurant stub ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 Notability date November 2009 Raicore or Ra core is a music form based on North African Ra music and Hardcore punk hardcore punk music . The name is a portmanteau of Ra and hardcore punk hardcore and considered part of the general taqwacore music movement. The term was popularized by the indie band Al Thawra . See also Taqwacore DEFAULTSORT Raicore Category Punk genres Category Taqwacore ... more details
Gaydar may refer to one of the following Gaydar a portmanteau of gay and radar referring to an ability to identify gay people, which also provides the name for Gaydar website a gay dating website and Gaydar movie Gaydar movie a 2002 comedy short film. See also Gaidar Geydar disambiguation Heydar Haydar disambig de Gaydar Begriffskl rung es Gaydar desambiguaci n it Gaydar disambigua nl Gaydar ... more details
Fanwank verb and noun, with derived nouns fanwanker , fanwankery , and adjectives fanwanky , fanwankish , a portmanteau of fandom and wank i.e. masturbate , may refer to Fans Continuity fiction Dealing with errors dealing with a continuity error in fiction by making up an in universe explanation the original meaning coined by author Craig Hinton Excessive display of fandom , especially obsessing over fictional details in an out of universe context like a casual conversation Eroticization of fandom, including slash fandom , shipping fandom , racy fan service , cosplay , etc. disambig ... more details
Luzviminda sometimes LuzViMinda is a portmanteau of Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao , the names of the three major Philippines Philippine Geography of the Philippines island groups . It is a slightly dated feminine given name given Filipino names name . It may also refer to Luzviminda Ilagan , Filipino activist and politician from GABRIELA Women s Party Luzviminda Tancangco , Filipino Commission on Elections Philippines COMELEC Commissioner disambig Category Filipino feminine given names ... more details
Orphan date August 2011 dicdef date September 2011 Cracktivism is a portmanteau of Software cracking crack and activism . Cracking is the exact term which, in relation to computer s, has the connotation of making an invisible break into a computer by manipulating the Password cracking security code . External links Refbegin http www.gnu.org philosophy words to avoid.html Hacker the exact definition of Hacker, from gnu.org website Refend Category Computer crimes Computer security stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2010 Melevisione portmanteau for Mele , apples, and Televisione , television is a children s television program that has aired in the early afternoon since 1999 on Rai Tre . It focuses on the adventures of fabulous characters elves, princes, witches and so on. The main character Tonio Cartonio was played by Danilo Bertazzi from 1999 to 2004 . Category Italian children s television series It continued then by Milo cotogno Lorenzo Branchetti . italy tv prog stub de Melevisione it Melevisione ... more details
multiple issues linkrot September 2011 notability September 2011 primary sources September 2011 refimprove September 2011 orphan December 2011 expert subject 1 Engineering date September 2011 A cobot a portmanteau of collaborative robot , is a robot intended to physically interact with humans in a shared workspace. ref http www.mech.northwestern.edu peshkin cobot Cobots Robots for collaboration with human operators ref This is in contrast with an ordinary robot, which is designed to operate autonomously or with limited guidance. reflist Category Social robots Robo stub ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 peacock February 2011 wiktionary A bahut is a portable coffer or chest furniture chest , with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage, it was, in short, the original wikt portmanteau portmanteau . This ancient receptacle, of which mention is made as early as the 14th century &mdash its traditional form is still preserved in many varieties of the travelling trunk &mdash sometimes had its leather covering richly ornamented, and occasionally its interior was divided into compartments but whatever the details of its construction it was always readily portable. Towards the end of the 17th century the name fell into disuse, and was replaced by coffer , which probably accounts for its misuse by the French romantic writers of the early 19th century. They applied it to almost any antique sideboard , cupboard or wardrobe , and its use became hopelessly confused. Shorter Oxford Dictionary 3rd edition revised defines bahut as a dress for masquerading . References Cite EB1911 W1EC 1 wstitle Bahut Shorter Oxford Dictionary 3rd edition revised Category Luggage ... more details
multiple issues unreferenced July 2007 orphan July 2008 Screeno a portmanteau word portmanteau of screen bingo was a form of bingo US bingo played in United States American movie theater s during the Great Depression of the 1930s. To bolster attendance on slow weeknights, the neighborhood movie houses would feature the game in which audience members would have a chance to win cash prizes. The story is that many a theater was saved from bankruptcy by the advent of Screeno sometimes spelled in caps SCREENO The game was played between the two main features. A number dial and a giant spinning needle were projected on the movie screen. Patrons were provided with toothpicks to punch out the winning numbers on their cards. Apparently, on most nights patrons paid a modest fee for their cards, but one night a week was designated as Bank Night in which the audience would get free Screeno cards with their Ticket admission movie tickets . A 1937 Romantic comedy romantic comedic Musical film musical movie entitled Thrill of a Lifetime featured a song called Keno, Screeno and You. Category Bingo pl Screeno ... more details
Image Loc tikrur.svg thumb right 300px Location of The Tikana Rural LLG in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea The Tikana Rural LLG is a Local Level Governments of Papua New Guinea local government area in New Ireland Province , Papua New Guinea . The LLG administers the northern section of New Ireland island the island of New Ireland , as well as Dyaul Island and some Tigak islands in the strait between New Ireland and New Hanover Island New Hanover . The LLG is located in Kavieng District and the LLG headquarters is Kavieng , although Kavieng has its own Kavieng Urban LLG urban LLG . Tikana is a portmanteau portmanteau word derived from the names of the three language areas that make up the LLG Tigak language Tigak , Kara language Papua New Guinea Kara and Nalik language Nalik . The LLG president is Gerson Rabana. Districts of New Ireland Province coord missing Papua New Guinea ... more details
Orphan date April 2010 The Pound Baronetcy , of Stanmore in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . It was created on 3 August 1905 for John Pound. He was head of John Pound and Co, wikt portmanteau portmanteau manufacturers, of London , and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1904 to 1905. Pound Baronets, of Stanmore 1905 Sir John Pound, 1st Baronet 1829 1915 Sir John Lulham Pound, Baronet 1862 1937 Sir Allen Leslie Pound, 3rd Baronet 1888 1952 Sir Derek Allen Pound, 4th Baronet 1920 1980 Sir John David Pound, 5th Baronet b. 1946 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. External links Rayment bt external links yes date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Baronets, Pound Category Baronetcies Pound ... more details
more List of dog hybrids Image AG Pepper.jpg thumb right Adult, Female Lhasa poo Image 12 wk cockpoo.JPG thumb right Twelve week old Cockapoo puppy. Image WoodlePicture002.JPG thumb A Wheaten Terrier Poodle hybrid, commonly known as a Whoodle. Image Scrappy doodle bad boy labradoodle.jpg thumb A 4 year old Labradoodle . Poodle hybrid describes a cross between a purebred dog purebred poodle and a dog of another dog breed purebred dog breed. They may be described as a crossbred , Mixed breed dog mixed breed dog or designer dog . In biological terms, poodle hybrids are an intraspecies hybrid, rather than a hybrid between two different species, since all dog breeds belong to the species Canis lupus familiaris . While some of the crosses may be accidental, many crosses such as cockapoo s are intentional and done by design. Hypoallergenic dog breeds Hypoallergenic qualities of the poodle are one reason for crosses. Another reason is to create a dog with hybrid vigor . And while cross breeding does not guarantee better health, hybrids have far lower chances of expressing disorders associated with the parent breeds. ref P.D. McGreevy & W.F. Nicholas, Some Practical Solutions to Welfare Problems in Pedigree Dog Breeding, Animal Welfare, 1999, Vol 8, 329 331 Hybrids have a far lower chance of exhibiting the disorders that are common with the parental breeds. Their genetic health will be substantially higher. P338 ref Portmanteau names Many terms for puppies of specific crosses with poodles have been invented, combining syllables or sounds from each breed name to create a portmanteau word . Usually the first syllable of poo dle is appended to the breed name of the second breed in the cross. Other names are created by adding the sound oodle from poodle to the other breed name. Many crosses can be described by more than one portmanteau word since they are not breeds, any portmanteau word the owner or breeder wishes may be used. Some of the portmanteau word names that describe po ... more details
Kongsi Raya is a Malaysia n portmanteau , denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri Eid ul Fitr festival s. As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendar s, they occasionally occur close to one another. For the sake of convenience, Malaysian media took to combining kongsi from the traditional Chinese New Year greeting, gong xi fa cai and raya , the Malay language Malay word for celebration , which is often used to denote the Muslim Eid ul Fitr festival Hari Raya Aidilfitri . As the Hindu festival of Deepavali also occasionally occurs around Eid ul Fitr, the portmanteau of DeepaRaya has also come into common usage. Malaysia s national level Kongsi Raya celebrations are now held in Johor s Danga Bay where they draw up to 300,000 people. ref Johor s Danga Bay to be venue for Kongsi Raya celebrations , New Straits Times , December 12, 2003. ref A related portmanteau to Kongsi Raya is kongsi puasa , referring to some non Muslims who also observe the traditional Muslim fasting fast during Ramadhan . ref Razak, Dzulkifli Oct. 22, 2006 . Troublesome kiasu affair , p. 35. New Sunday Times . ref Puasa being the Malay word for fast. Like DeepaRaya, Kongsi Raya has been criticised by some conservative Muslims for allegedly placing a Muslim festival on par with a non Muslim one. This includes PAS political party PAS , a major opposition political party , which has expressed concern that the practice of celebrating Kongsi Raya might negatively affect Muslims aqidah faith . ref http www.malaysia today.net Blog e 2006 06 pas also doesnt favour kongsi raya.htm PAS also doesn t favour Kongsi Raya . June 16, 2006 . Malaysia Today . ref Islam is the official religion of Malaysia. Notes and references references Other references http allmalaysia.info msiaknow malaysiana balik kampung.asp Balik Kampung . Retrieved Nov. 1, 2005. Category Malaysian culture ... more details
In recreational mathematics , a repdigit is a natural number composed of repeated instances of the same digit, most often in the decimal decimal numeral system . Examples are 11 number 11 , 666 number 666 , 4444, 77777, and Feynman point 999999 . All repdigits are palindromic number s and are multiples of repunit s. One of the most famous repdigits is 666 number 666 , referred to in Christian Eschatology as the Number of the Beast numerology number of the beast . Repdigits are a representation of a number in radix base math B math represented by math x frac B y 1 B 1 math where math 0 x B math is the repeated digit and math y math is the number of repetitions. For example, the repdigit 77 in base 10 is math 7 frac 10 2 1 10 1 math . The word repdigit is a Portmanteau word portmanteau , formed from rep eated digit . See also Feynman point Repunit References MathWorld urlname Repdigit title Repdigit Category Base dependent integer sequences de Schnapszahl es Repdigit eo Repdigito fr Nombre uniforme ko it Numero a cifra ripetuta nl Repdigit ja ta zh ... more details
merge to Spots cannabis date June 2011 Unreferenced date March 2008 A spottle is a funnel shaped object, usually made out of a bottle with the bottom either cut in the case of plastic or broken out glass usually used to inhale cannabis drug marijuana smoke occasionally other substances when Spots cannabis spotting . The term is a portmanteau of spot and bottle . As the practice of spotting releases hot smoke, many fledgling smokers prefer to use a spottle that cools the air before they inhale it. To do this the spottle may be filled with ice. Typically this will involve a plastic bottle with the bottom portion cut off. It is then reversed and re inserted to hold the ice in. Small holes are punched in the base to allow the smoke to enter the ice compartment. Alternatively with glass bottles the spottle may simply be stored in a freezer to chill it. A more complicated form of the paraphernalia, involves combining a spottle and a bong water bong , such that after the smoke is collected in the funnel it is then filtrated through water before it is inhaled. This device is called a spong a portmanteau of spottle and bong . The water in a spong may or may not be frozen, or have ice added as a way of further cooling the smoke. gallery Image HOOTER2.jpg Advanced Spottle design Image hooteruse.JPG In use gallery References reflist Category Cannabis Category Cannabis smoking Category Drug paraphernalia ... more details
Image Spife.jpg right thumb 300px A plastic spife. A spife ref http www.zesprikiwi.com spife.htm It s a spoon. It s a knife. It s a Spife Zespriwiki.com Retrieved 13 December 2010 ref is a tool where the blade of a knife is used as the handle of the spoon , often used for cutting kiwi fruit . Its name is a portmanteau , using the words spoon and knife . More commonly today, a spife is sold with a handle guard that covers the blade of the handle to prevent injury while using the food utensil utensil as a spoon . Spifes have been featured on many Food Network television shows shown being used to cut a wider variety of fruit than just the original use for cutting kiwi fruit . An early spife appears in the 1942 children s book The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Other spifes put a small, dull blade along the edge of the spoon. These are often also referred to as knoons knoon is a portmanteau, using the words knife and spoon See also Spork Sporf Butter knife Kitchen knife Spoon Grapefruit spoon Pastry fork References reflist External links http www.urbandictionary.com define.php?term spife Urban Dictionary entry for Spife http www.zesprikiwi.com spife.htm Zespri Kiwifruit page about Spifes Category Eating utensils Category Spoons Category Kitchen knives cooking tool stub sv Kned fa ... more details
Castrapo a portmanteau word portmanteau of castellano and trapo , meaning rag is the pejorative name for the form of the Spanish language spoken in the region of Galicia Spain Galicia and which heavily uses Galician language Galician vocabulary and syntax. Example Pecha a ventana Castrapo Cierra la ventana Spanish Pecha a xanela Galician Close the window English . Galician Reintegrationism reintegrationist groups also use the word Castrapo to refer disapprovingly to the current standard form of Galician, which they consider to be overly influenced by Spanish and unnaturally distant from the Portuguese language Portuguese standard. See also Reintegrationism a movement which defends the unity of Galician and Portuguese as a single language External links http cvc.cervantes.es obref congresos valladolid ponencias unidad diversidad del espanol 4 el espanol en contacto porto a.htm El espa ol en contacto con el gallego , by lvaro Porto Dapena. Ponencia en el II Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Espa ola Valladolid 2001 in Spanish ie lang stub Category Galician language Category Spanish variants of Spain ast Castrapo ca Castrapo es Castrapo eu Castrapo gl Castrapo pt Castrapo ru uk ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 only reference is a newspaper opinion piece A celesbian a portmanteau of celebrity and lesbian , in its original meaning, simply means a female celebrity who is known or alleged to be a lesbian . Citation needed date January 2009 In modern day mass media however, the term has come to mean a female celebrity who claims to be a lesbian, whether explicitly or implicitly, typically as a publicity stunt , even though she may or may not be homosexual in real life. Citation needed date January 2009 A similar term to a celesbian in the latter sense is a fauxmosexual a portmanteau of faux and homosexual , in which case the celebrity concerned may be male or female. Celesbianism as a Western media phenomenon came in vogue during 2008 , with a number of female celebrities allegedly presenting themselves with a lesbian image. ref For example, see a list of celesbian related articles on Perez Hilton s website http perezhilton.com ?s Celesbian ref Some LGBT activists have criticized this phenomenon, saying that fauxmosexuality trivializes real life homosexuals, both in presenting homosexuality as an outrageous novelty, and in glossing over the serious issues faced by young people struggling to come to terms with their homosexuality. ref http www.smh.com.au news opinion the dangers of fauxmosexuality 2008 10 09 1223145536075.html The dangers of fauxmosexuality Tim Duggan, The Sydney Morning Herald , October 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008 ref References Reflist Category LGBT terms ... more details
Orphan date April 2012 The portmanteau term Clayography is a term created by Academy Award winning animator , Adam Elliot . Adam struggled with ways of describing his unique animation technique and so created this word to aptly express his artistic style. Meaning A combination of the words clay and biography , the term is similar to another portmanteau term Claymation which is a registered trademark in the United States, registered by Will Vinton in 1978 to describe his clay animated films. Clay is often used as a general term for plasticine in the stop motion animation community. As Adam s films explore the details of real people s lives and are the basis of all his animated films, the words biography and biographical are suitable words to use in describing his work. Each of his films is a Clayography singular and as a body of work they are Clayographies plural . See also Adam Elliot Mary and Max Harvie Krumpet Brother Cousin Uncle External links http www.adamelliot.com.au Adam Elliot official website IMDb name 0254178 http www.maryandmax.com Mary and Max official site http www.adamelliot.com.au Home.html Adam Elliot s Full Biography Olivier Cotte 2007 Secrets of Oscar winning animation Behind the scenes of 13 classic short animations. Making of Harvie Krumpet film Harvie Krumpet Focal Press. ISBN 978 0240520704 Category Animation techniques animation stub ... more details
dablink Not to be confused with Domestic worker Servant . Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In general a servent is a peer to peer Computer networking network Node networking node , which has the functionalities of both a Server computing server and a client computing client . This is a portmanteau derived from the terms serv er and cli ent it is a play on the word Domestic worker servant . The setup is designed so that each node can upload , download , and usually also route network information, allowing for the creation and maintenance of ad hoc networks. The term originated from the Gnutella lexicon , with Gnutella being the first widespread decentralized peer to peer network. Category File sharing Network software stub de Servent es Servente fr Servent ja ru ... more details
Orphan date December 2007 Unreferenced date June 2009 A glock guitar lang sv klockspelsgitarren is a percussion instrument in the idiophone instrument family. The glock guitar is composed of a large, flat wooden board with a smaller handle known as the akkordboard . The akkordboard usually has four round peg holes for attaching three chime chord block sets, often making a four note partial scale of A minor, E, D minor, and D. The glock guitar can be played with several different sized mallets or with the hand like a guitar , while the instrument is related to the glockenspiel , thus its portmanteau name in both Swedish and English. External links http www.auris.se item KRA441.html Image at Auris.se store Portal Guitar Category Guitars Category Pitched percussion Category Struck idiophones guitar stub ... more details
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