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A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of 'malapropism' and 'portmanteau'. > "That was textuous." > "Haha, now that's a malamanteau." > "…
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- A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of 'malapropism' and 'portmanteau'. > "That was textuous." > "Haha, now that's a malamanteau." > "A what?" > "Don't tell me you haven't seen xkcd.com/739 yet!"