34 definitions by natalie portmanteaux
Mr. PB: "I'd feel awful if this great idea fell apart because we got distracted by something else, as we are often wont to do."
Todd: "Wait did you say feel awful or falafel?"
Mr. PB: "I said, ‘Feel awful,’ but tell me more about this falafel idea."
Todd: "Falafel or fawaffle?"
Mr. PB: "What!"
Todd: "Wait did you say feel awful or falafel?"
Mr. PB: "I said, ‘Feel awful,’ but tell me more about this falafel idea."
Todd: "Falafel or fawaffle?"
Mr. PB: "What!"
by natalie portmanteaux June 15, 2021
Cyril: “So, did anyone else know that Robert had a Swiss jazz label?”
Pam: “Or that Swiss jazz was a subgenre called Swe-bop?”
Archer: “I mean, it figures. Switzerland is like the jazz of countries. It just keeps going and going and no one has any idea why.”
Pam: “Or that Swiss jazz was a subgenre called Swe-bop?”
Archer: “I mean, it figures. Switzerland is like the jazz of countries. It just keeps going and going and no one has any idea why.”
by natalie portmanteaux September 30, 2023
Apronym, a portmanteau of apropos and acronym, is a word which, as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym; such as PLATO for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations" alluding to Plato, the philosopher and teacher.
"Oral tradition indicates that the fish was the recognition symbol of the first Christians. The Greek word for it is ICHTYS, with the individual letters of the apronym for Iesòus Christòs Theòu Yiòs Sotèr (Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior)."
by natalie portmanteaux July 2, 2021
Katya: Mr. Sleepy Head!
Archer: Sleep? I've been doing yogic breathing work for two hours. My balls are like cranbaisins.
Katya: What?
Archer: Cranberry raisins?
Katya: Craisins?
Archer: Whatever, yes, I call them cranbaisins.
Archer: Sleep? I've been doing yogic breathing work for two hours. My balls are like cranbaisins.
Katya: What?
Archer: Cranberry raisins?
Katya: Craisins?
Archer: Whatever, yes, I call them cranbaisins.
by natalie portmanteaux May 29, 2023
Dramadjacent, a portmanteau of drama and adjacent.
"just coz I said I don't wanna be part of the drama doesn't mean I don't wanna know what the drama is"
"just coz I said I don't wanna be part of the drama doesn't mean I don't wanna know what the drama is"
by natalie portmanteaux April 22, 2021
Diane: "Sextina, hi. Thanks for meeting me here. I'm really excited to be working with you."
Sextina: "Listen, chitch, if you're going to tweet for Sextina Aquafina, you need to capture the essence of my personal brand, m'kay? All upper caps, no punctuation, lots of cryptic bullshit about the Illuminati, and make sure to mention my preferred brands, okay?"
Sextina: "Listen, chitch, if you're going to tweet for Sextina Aquafina, you need to capture the essence of my personal brand, m'kay? All upper caps, no punctuation, lots of cryptic bullshit about the Illuminati, and make sure to mention my preferred brands, okay?"
by natalie portmanteaux June 14, 2021
A portmanteau of Home Ec and restaurant. Coined by Bob Belcher in the tv show Bob's Burgers.
When the Home Ec class sells food to the students at school lunch.
When the Home Ec class sells food to the students at school lunch.
Jocelyn: “You guys, we're not a restaurant. Go away.”
Bob: “Well, wait, we could be.”
Jocelyn: “No, we're not.”
Bob: “Well, that's the "Ec" of "Home Ec." A-a restaurant.”
Jocelyn: “Oh.”
Bob: “Yeah, a Home Ec-staurant.”
Bob: “Well, wait, we could be.”
Jocelyn: “No, we're not.”
Bob: “Well, that's the "Ec" of "Home Ec." A-a restaurant.”
Jocelyn: “Oh.”
Bob: “Yeah, a Home Ec-staurant.”
by natalie portmanteaux September 7, 2023