Blends
I. Given the following blends, find their source words, and decide whether they are
endocentric or dvandva/copulative blends.
backronym (back+acronym)
Californication
cocacolonization
datacasting
digerati
ebonics
electrocute
fanzine
frogurt
greenwash
mocktail
netiquette
netizen
sexcapade
simulcast
alphanumeric
automagically
Bennifer
Endocentric blends
Dvandva (copulative)
blends
Billary
Brangelina
brunch
chortle
codec
dramedy
faction
fantabulous
Garfleck
hacktivist
Jacobethan
liger
Oxbridge
smog
Spederline
spork
Tanzania
tigon
backronym (back+acronym)
II. What follows is a selection of words, all of them blends, from a mock dictionary
of (mainly) taboo and eschatological words. Please, match the words to their
definition, and give what you think are the source words.
abra-kebabra , alcopocalypse , ambisextrous , arsecons , bacne , beeriod , beerlarious,
beero , blottopilot , budmiser , cashanova , cidercafe
Word
abra-kebabra
Definition
A town centre bench or war memorial from which
ciderspace can be accessed.
An illusion performed after a night on the piss,
whereby a kebab is made to disappear down the
performer’s throat, only to reappear a short time
later on the back of a taxi driver’s head.
Anything that one has to be drunk to find
amusing, specifically, putting a traffic cone on a
Source words
[abracadabra +
kebab]
Word
Definition
Source words
statue’s head.
Dorsal pustules, spinal zits
Inbuilt male homing device which secures a safe
return to one’s house after a night on the sauce,
whatever one’s level of inebriation.
Of e-mails and phone texting, resourceful use of
punctuation to illustrate the condition of
someone’s jacksie, eg. normal arse (-!-) lard arse (
-!- ) tight arse (!) sore arse (-*-) slack arse (-0-)
etc. Arse icons.
One who doesn’t waste his money, but spends it
wisely on prostitutes. A chap who pays for his
love. A punter, a John.
One who is happy to bat for both teams. A happy
shopper.
One who, fortified by several pints is prepared to
engage in acts of incredible heroism, eg. squaring
up to doormen on the other side of the street,
gesticulating at others in an abusive manner from
inside a car travelling at speed.
The morning after a smashing night on the pop
feeling like one has just been strafed by helicopter
gunships
The unusually quiet member of a lad’s night out
who waits until he has downed four rounds of
drinks before revealing that he has come out
without any cash.
Twice weekly malady suffered by men after a
night on the pop. Symptoms include headache,
mood swings and a bloated stomach. ‘Leave me
alone, woman, me beeriod started this morning.’