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Unique Portmanteaus & Their Meaning

Explore uncommon words like lollygag, epasm, and mumping, along with their intriguing definitions. Enhance your vocabulary with these innovative terms. Discover a new linguistic world with this concordance of portmanteaus!

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Unique Portmanteaus & Their Meaning

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  1. lollygag (v.) a) to stop a smallchildcryingbygivinghim/hersweets b) towaste time / foolaround c) tospendmoneyonpatheticpracticaljokes, (likefakedogpoo, etc. etc.)

  2. epasm (n.) a) anamazingfeelingyougetfromgettingan email you’vebeenwaitingagesfor b) a powderusedto reduce perspiration c) a strongsense of happinessbroughtonbyillegaldrugs

  3. mumping (n.) a) a policetermforacceptingsmall cash favoursfromtradesmen b) gettingyourmumtodumpyourgirlfriendforyou c) getting as much as you can out of yourparentsbymakingthemfeelguilty

  4. Portmanteaus

  5. Alternativestothedictionary…? Concordance! http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/index.xml

  6. http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/

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