Blended and
Clipped Words and
Their Meanings
Blended Word- is a word that is
formed by combining two or
more words by dropping some
letters, and producing a new
meaning.
Examples:
Biography + picture = biopic
Television + photogenic = telegenic
Clipped Word- is a word
formed by dropping one or
more syllables from a longer
word or phrase with no
change in meaning.
Representative- rep
Teenager- teen
Advertisement- ad
Raccoon- coon
Other
Examples
Blended Words
breakfast + lunch
brunch
camera + recorder
camcorder
high + technology
hi-tech
medical + care
medicare
smoke + fog
smog
breakfast + lunch
brunch
work + alcoholic
workaholic
Clipped Words
hamburger- burger
My favorite burger is Jollibee burger yum.
Motor bike- bike
Mart brought a very expensive bike.
Discotheque- disco
Disco is not a part of Italian culture.
Disco
Disc
Diskette- disc
I saved all the word documents in a Compact disc.
Gasoline- gas
Gas has become an expensive fuel for low income group
families.
Gymnasium- gym
My uncle goes to the gym early morning.
Kilogram- kilo
Get me a kilo of mangoes.
veterinary surgeon- vet
I took my cat to the vet.
laboratory- lab
This school has five labs.
refrigerator- fridge
Having fridge is not a luxury but a necessity.
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