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noun

• mascara for men.

                                                                                                        
  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "Introducing Guy-liner and Manscara - the new metrosexual make-up just for men", The Daily Mail, Dan Newling, 28th July 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 19 2010.

adjective

• bad; generally displeasing.

  This party is analog.

  Last edited on May 19 2010. Submitted by Sam H. from Coventry, Coventry, UK on Oct 25 1999.

• boring.

  Last edited on Apr 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

• old-fashioned.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "Revenge Porn", Details Magazine, September 30 2008, Richard Morgan censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from article title censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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

noun

• anger experienced trying to open sealed plastic packaging. This packaging is especially found around consumer electronics.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Packages You Won't Need a Saw to Open", The New York Times, Brad Stone and Matt Richtel, November 14 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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

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.

• new Bohemian.

                                                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2002, p. 362 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 08 2009. Submitted by sue m. from Kings Park, NY, USA on Mar 16 2002.