Portmanteau vs Pun - What's the difference?
portmanteau | pun |
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
* 1667 , Charles Croke, Fortune's Uncertainty :
(Australia, dated) A school bag; often shortened to port'' or ''school port
(linguistics) A portmanteau word.
* 1872 , Lewis Carroll, ), the first usage in this sense:
Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
* 2002 , Nicholas Lezard, Spooky tales by the master and friends'' in ''The Guardian (London) (December 14, 2002) page 30:
* 2002 , Nick Bradshaw, One day in September'' in ''Time Out (December 11, 2002) Page 71:
To beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.
* Shakespeare
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
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To make or tell a pun; make a play on words.
As nouns the difference between portmanteau and pun
is that portmanteau is a large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections while pun is a joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.As an adjective portmanteau
is made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.As a verb pun is
to beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.portmanteau
English
(wikipedia portmanteau)Alternative forms
* (travelling case) portmantuaEtymology 1
From (etyl) portemanteau, literallyNoun
(en-noun)- Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embrac'd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau , went to Don Juan's; where they first found good Stabling for their Horses, and afterwards as good Provision for themselves.
Etymology 2
Coined by .Noun
(en-noun)- Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy.” “Lithe” is the same as “active”. You see it’s like a portmanteau –there are two meanings packed up into one word.
Synonyms
* (portmanteau word) blend, frankenword, portmanteau wordAdjective
(-)- The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting.
- We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.
Derived terms
* portmanteau film * portmanteau wordSee also
* *pun
English
(wikipedia pun)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
- He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.
Etymology 2
From a special use of Etymology 1 .Noun
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- "Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears'' and ''Vices I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a pun , I entreat."
Usage notes
* Because some puns are based on pronunciation, puns are more obvious when spoken aloud. For example: “This rock is gneiss, but don’t take it for granite.” This reads (with a US accent) similarly to “This rock is nice, but don’t take it for granted.” (Both “gneiss” and “granite” are types of rock.)Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.