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A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of 'malapropism' and 'portmanteau'.
"That was textuous."
"Haha, now that's a malamanteau."
"A what?"
"Don't tell me you haven't seen xkcd.com/739 yet!"
by TelepathicTwins May 11, 2010
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When someone thinks they are the main character of their life. Usually comes with a side of individuality complex, quirky style and a self centered point of view.
"I asked Jenny where the beer was and she said 'Just over the horizon, like my dreams.'"

"Yeah, that girl has a major case of Main Character Syndrome."
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Since an xkcd comic showed a Wikipedia article entitled "Malamanteau" people keep on trying to create the article!
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(pl. malamanteaux)

A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a neologism, a malapropism and a portmanteau (of malapropism and portmanteau).
Somebody describes his misunderstanding of what someone was saying by stating, "I misconscrewed it up."
Someone explains his inability to talk while being upset by saying he was "flustrated."
A meaningful malamanteau is "ambiviolent," as in: "Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill was ambiviolent. She didn't know who to kill first."
George W. Bush's inadvertent malamanteau "misunderestimated" has entered common usage.
Someone describes being misinformed as "being miscommunicado", a mixture of miscommunicate and incommunicado.
The discussion in the wikipedia page for 'Malamanteau' is a "Wikibroidery" (Wikibroglio)
by Brazilian Joe May 14, 2010
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A malamanteau is a neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau.
He just incorrectly used malamanteau in a sentence.
by fornicatia May 11, 2010
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