Blended and Clipped Words

and Their Meanings

Blended Word- is a word that is formed by combining two or more words by dropping some letters, and producing a new meaning.

Examples:Biography + picture = biopic

Television + photogenic = telegenic

Clipped Word- is a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning.

Representative- rep

Teenager- teen

Advertisement- ad

Raccoon- coon

Other Examples

Blended Wordsbreakfast + lunch brunch

camera + recorder camcorder

high + technology hi-tech

medical + care medicare

smoke + fog smog

breakfast + lunch brunch

work + alcoholic workaholic

Clipped Words

hamburger- burgerMy favorite burger is Jollibee burger yum.

Motor bike- bikeMart brought a very expensive bike.

Discotheque- discoDisco is not a part of Italian culture.

Disco

Disc

Diskette- discI saved all the word documents in a Compact disc.

Gasoline- gasGas has become an expensive fuel for low income group families.

Gymnasium- gymMy uncle goes to the gym early morning.

Kilogram- kiloGet me a kilo of mangoes.

veterinary surgeon- vetI took my cat to the vet.

laboratory- labThis school has five labs.

refrigerator- fridgeHaving fridge is not a luxury but a necessity.

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