[At the end of this posting, there will be an invitation to nominate further examples. Wait for it.] Three portmanteau words that I came across recently that struck me as unsatisfactory: Innovatrium, womance, twunk. 1. Innovatrium. Mae Sander complained about this one in e-mail on July 14, calling it “grating” and “annoying”. The word refers … Continue reading Dubious portmanteaus