portmanteaux's definitions

Netisphere

Combination of internet and sphere, meant to refer to really any group of internet things that are tangentially related, like two or more fandoms in the same genre of game or music.

Penny Arcade is in the same sort of netisphere as Ctrl+Alt+Del.

by portmanteaux March 10, 2026

fellabyte

An uncommon colloquialism refers to someone close to you, such as a friend. It's a portmanteau of "feller" and "byte," implying this friend is of such importance and grandeur that they need an entire unit of digital information dedicated to them. You love them that much.

Hold on, one of my good fellabytes are callin' me.

by portmanteaux December 3, 2024

tits-out in the open

When something sticks out like a sore thumb.

He just kind of left a baguette on his kitchen island, practically tits-out in the open.

by portmanteaux December 3, 2024

Swagarithmic

I don't even know how to explain this one honestly it's just kind of like... a nerdy way of saying swag I guess.

Dude this pizza is downright swagarithmic.

by portmanteaux December 3, 2024

treu bangeur

Used to refer to anything that is a true banger. Must be said in a French accent, you get +10 points if you're actually French.

One of these days I'll construct a treu bangeur, and everybody will love it. Trust me.

by portmanteaux December 3, 2024

Shinziggle

Feeling an insubordinate amount of swag; Being almost painfully cool. Can be used in place of cool in sentences like "that's pretty cool" or "cool." Shinziggle can also mean romantical, however only on full moons, remember that. Shinziggle can also mean the second or last object in a set of two things like how latter and former are utilized.

In cases where the word cool would have the suffix "ness" added to it, shinziggle will not. So in sentences such as "That was the prime example of economical coolness" or something like that, shinziggle would replace coolness without the suffix.

Michale: DUUUDE!!! That kick flip you did was prime shinziggle

Ephram: Man I feel sooo shinziggle right now

by portmanteaux October 4, 2024

Fleeb

Feeling an abnormal amount of serenity in a specific moment, feeling calm and collected. It can also be used to refer to the first object of a set containing two things like latter and former.

John: Hey man how you doin?
Dave: Pretty nice, feeling fleeb.

John: Did you mean the fleeb or the shinziggle?

John: Because if you mean fleeb, we might need to buy some extra soap man

by portmanteaux October 4, 2024