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* ''VideoGame/{{Somari}}'' is what you get when you combine VideoGame/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Somari}}'' is what you get when you combine VideoGame/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].
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* Inverted with ''Animation/{{Nussa}}'' as it names its main charcaters as the split parts of one word: "Nusantara", the term for the Indonesian "outer islands" or archipelago. The titular boy is Nussa, his pet cat's name is Anta, and his sister's name is Rarra.

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* Inverted with ''Animation/{{Nussa}}'' as it names its main charcaters characters as the split parts of one word: "Nusantara", the term for the Indonesian "outer islands" or archipelago. The titular boy is Nussa, his pet cat's name is Anta, and his sister's name is Rarra.
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* Inverted with ''Animation/{{Nussa}}'' as it names its main charcaters as the split parts of one word: "Nusantara", the term for the Indonesian "outer islands" or archipelago. The titular boy is Nussa, his pet cat's name is Anta, and his sister's name is Rarra.

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** The Bakerloo line gets its name because its route in Central London travels via ''Baker'' Street and Water''loo''.

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** The Bakerloo line gets its line's name because its route in Central London travels via is a portmanteau of the name of the railway company that constructed it, the ''Baker'' Street and Water''loo''.Water''loo'' Railway.


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* In Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, the ski areas of Solitude Mountain Resort and Brighton Ski Resort share a boundary, and it is possible to travel between the two. The trail one uses to do this is known as "Solbright", which is also the name of a special season pass that enables one to access the chairlifts of both ski areas.
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* ''VideoGame/ShantaeRiskysRevenge'': Talking to Uncle Mimic when possessing the broken Coffee Machine has him mention Wrench and how "He's half wren and half finch you know!", making his name a ADogNamedDog but portmanteau.
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* The titel of ''TabletopGame/{{Massacards}}'' is a portmanteau of "massacre" and "cards".
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* The titel of ''TabletopGame/{{Massacards}}'' is a portmanteau of "massacre" and "cards".
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* ''WesternAnimation/SummerCampIsland'': Oscar has an "elephone," which is a telephone that looks like an elephant.
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* The bawdy joke where the male has some ''literal'' portmanteau (which can vary according to country and narrator) tattooed on his member and the female wonders. The [[GagPenis expanded]] version then explains [[{{IncrediblyLamePun}} at length.]]

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* The bawdy joke where the male has some ''literal'' portmanteau (which can vary according to country and narrator) tattooed on his member and the female wonders. The [[GagPenis expanded]] version then explains [[{{IncrediblyLamePun}} [[{{Pun}} at length.]]



** Paladin builds do much the same thing, from the Hammerdin (Paladin who uses Blessed Hammer), Auradin (Paladin who uses auras) and the Vengadin or Avenger (Paladin who uses Vengeance). There's also a build using Holy Freeze and Zeal which is called (appropriately) the [[IncrediblyLamePun Freezealot]].

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** Paladin builds do much the same thing, from the Hammerdin (Paladin who uses Blessed Hammer), Auradin (Paladin who uses auras) and the Vengadin or Avenger (Paladin who uses Vengeance). There's also a build using Holy Freeze and Zeal which is called (appropriately) the [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} Freezealot]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anomalisa}}'' is a combination of "Anomaly" and "Lisa".



* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': Donkey and Dragon's hybrid babies have been nicknamed by fandom as "dronkeys".



* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': Donkey and Dragon's hybrid babies have been nicknamed by fandom as "dronkeys".



* Creator/PeterSellers in ''The Bobo'' is a wandering singer/bullfighter who calls himself a matatroubador - or troubamatador, he hasn't decided which.



* Creator/PeterSellers in ''The Bobo'' is a wandering singer/bullfighter who calls himself a matatroubador - or troubamatador, he hasn't decided which.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anomalisa}}'' is a combination of "Anomaly" and "Lisa".



* ''Film/RoboCop1987'' and the [[Franchise/RoboCop subsequent media]] are based on the portmanteau of "Robot" and "Cop."


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* In ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', [[Characters/MonsterVerseSkullIslandExpeditio Slivko]] [[SarcasmMode creatively]] dubs the makeshift boat which heavily uses parts from a crashed plane a "ploat".


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* ''Film/RoboCop1987'' and the [[Franchise/RoboCop subsequent media]] are based on the portmanteau of "Robot" and "Cop."
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* In the original Malay version of ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'', the eponymous character's CatchPhrase is "Terbaik!", which means "awesome". The Hindi dub changes it to "Dhamalastic!", a combination of the Hindi "dhaamal" ("fun") and the English "fantastic".

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* In the original Malay version of ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'', the eponymous character's CatchPhrase catchphrase is "Terbaik!", which means "awesome". The Hindi dub changes it to "Dhamalastic!", a combination of the Hindi "dhaamal" ("fun") and the English "fantastic".

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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''[[note]]"Pokemon" itself is a portmanteau of "pocket" and "monsters"[[/note]] episode "Short and to the Punch", Clayton the martial artist insists on giving portmanteau nicknames to everyone and [[{{Crunchtastic}} coining abbreviations for common phrases]]. For example, Ash and Buizel are referred to as Ashbui. This trait was carried over largely unchanged from [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname the Japanese version]].
** Many, [[WorldOfPun if not all]], of the Pokemon names are portmanteaus. Bulbasaur is "bulb" and "dinosaur". Charmander is "charred" and "salamander". Squirtle is "squirt" and "turtle". And we're not even past the starter choices of the ''first'' game yet!

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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''[[note]]"Pokemon" ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' itself is a portmanteau of "pocket" and "monsters"[[/note]] "monsters" and many Pokémon names are portenteau words, but there are more instances of this exclusive in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** In the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl''
episode "Short and to the Punch", Clayton the martial artist insists on giving portmanteau nicknames to everyone and [[{{Crunchtastic}} coining abbreviations for common phrases]]. For example, Ash and Buizel are referred to as Ashbui. This trait was carried over largely unchanged from [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname the Japanese version]].
** Many, [[WorldOfPun if not all]], Some of Clemont's inventions in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' combine his name and the Pokemon names are portmanteaus. Bulbasaur technology in question. Clemontic is "bulb" a combination of "Clemont" and "dinosaur". Charmander is "charred" "Automatic" and "salamander". Squirtle Clembot is "squirt" "Clemont" and "turtle". And we're not even past "Robot". This was carried over from the starter choices of the ''first'' game yet!Japanese version, with Citronic (Citron[[note]]Clemont's Japanese name[[/note]] + Electronic) and Citroid (Citron + Android).



* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''

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* The Creator/DaThings YouTubePoop "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiZN8MNWtOo Wow! I'm Hungry (Wow! It's Made! 3)]]", as part of its edits of ''Series/HowItsMade'', shortens "thick liquid" to "thiquid", as well as "cap applicators" to "capplicators".

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* The Creator/DaThings WebAnimation/DaThings YouTubePoop "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiZN8MNWtOo Wow! I'm Hungry (Wow! It's Made! 3)]]", as part of its edits of ''Series/HowItsMade'', shortens "thick liquid" to "thiquid", as well as "cap applicators" to "capplicators".
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* The Creator/DaThings YouTubePoop "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiZN8MNWtOo Wow! I'm Hungry (Wow! It's Made! 3)]]", as part of its edits of ''Series/HowItsMade'', shortens "thick liquid" to "thiquid", as well as "cap applicators" to "capplicators".
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' has a few:

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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has a few:

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