Maybe you know what portmanteau is, and maybe you don’t. For those in the know: Congrats! For those not in the know, it’s the combination of two or more words to create a new word. So a portmanteau is a compound word, but not one that’s officially in the English language. In fact, ginormous was once a portmanteau, but it’s now in the dictThrough The Looking Glassionary.

Portmanteau is even fortunate to have a history behind it for you see, it was Lewis Carroll who coined it in “Through the Looking Glass.” The original quote is: “Well, slithy means lithe and slimy … You see it’s like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.”

So here’s a challenge: create a portmanteau!