Browsing page 12 of "M" words

noun

• Coined in XKCD web comic #739: "a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism."

  Last edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.

notes

• Controversy erupted on Wikipedia when fans of the webcomic attempted to add a "malamanteau" article to the encyclopedia.
  
  Discussion on Wikipedia about the article can be seen here
  
  Discussion on Reddit.com about the controversy can be seen here

  Last edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 14 2010.

origin

• In addition to the XKCD origin, the term appears to have been used on the website MetaFilter as early as 2007:

  It's not spoonerism. More like a portmanteau combined with a malapropism. So I'd go with malamanteau or a portmanpropism.
  
  posted by ludwig_van at 3:31 PM on July 17, 2007 (link)

  Last edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 14 2010.

• same as "epizootics of the blowhole"

  Last edited on Dec 16 2006. Submitted by Dawn from Rochester, NY, USA on Dec 16 2006.

• A pimp. Popularized by the move Duece Bigalow Male Gigalo.

  I don't consider myself no pimp, more of a... male madam.

  Last edited on Jan 01 2003. Submitted by Kellie L. from West Chester, OH, USA on Jan 01 2003.

• Just a different way to use the word Malice that is a very popular word around high school.

  The other team maliced us hardcore!

  Last edited on Feb 02 1998. Submitted by The NoToRiOuS R.E.G. from Boston, MA, USA on Feb 02 1998.

noun

• a person who hangs out at malls.

                                                                                                               
  
                                                                                                                         
  
  Citation from "Smoked", Lie To Me (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 8 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 30 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• "married Asian male". Used mainly in personal ads.

  Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• mom, i.e. mother.
  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.

  Last edited on Apr 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 26 2010.