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gillysgaff

22nd September 2017, 12:48
7d motorcade for example left guy due to raw winds.
(11,4). Think I have 'portmanteau '.
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andyc

22nd September 2017, 12:55
port (left) man (guy) teau word. (due+to +ate (raw)+w (winds)
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elle

22nd September 2017, 13:06
Humpty Dumpty explained "portmanteau word" to Alice in "Through The Looking Glass" as "two meanings packed into one"
eg motorcade, brunch
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gillysgaff

22nd September 2017, 13:12
Thanks guys. Never connected those two words. (Huge gaps in my education)
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