Tropemanteau

A Portmanteau is a new word formed by joining two others in a creative way and combining their meanings. So, naturally, a Tropemanteau is a trope with a name that contains a portmanteau.

They generally make up in fun what they lack in Wiki Wordiness. Some of them are made up Just for Pun. A few of them (marked with "♦") come from Real Life.


 * Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder = Absence makes the heart grow fonder + go yonder.
 * Acrofatic = Acrobatic + fat
 * Addiction Displacement = Adaptation Displacement + addiction
 * Adorkable = Adorable + dork
 * Adipose Rex = Adipose + Oedipus Rex
 * Administrivia = Administration + Trivia ♦
 * Aerith and Bob = Aerith + Alice and Bob
 * Aesoptinum = Aesop + Phlebotinum
 * Affirmative Action Girl = affirmative action + Action Girl
 * The All-Seeing AI = the all-seeing eye + AI
 * Ambadassador = Ambassador + Badass
 * Ancient Grome = Ancient Greece + Rome
 * Angrish = Anger + Gibberish or Anger + Engrish
 * Anvilicious = Anvil + Delicious (or Malicious, depending on who you ask)
 * Bifauxnen = Bishonen + Faux
 * Bizarrchitecture = Bizarre + Architecture
 * Blaxploitation = Black + Exploitation ♦
 * Blipvert = Blip + Advert
 * Critical Status Buff = Critical status + Status Buff
 * Cosplay = Costume + Play (or Roleplay) ♦
 * Crunchtastic = Crunch + Fantastic
 * Dashed Plotline = Dashed line + Plotline
 * Determinator = Determined + Terminator
 * Dissimile = Dissimilar + Simile
 * Dramedy = Drama + Comedy
 * Dubtitle = Dub + Subtitle ♦
 * Expospeak = Exposition + Speak
 * Eyedscreen = Eye + Widescreen
 * Fanfic = Fan + Fiction ♦
 * Fanon = Fan + Canon ♦
 * Fauxlosophic Narration = Faux + Philosophic Narration
 * Fauxtastic Voyage = Faux + Fantastic Voyage
 * Fauxtivational Poster = Faux + Motivational Poster
 * Femme Fatalons = Femme Fatale + Talons
 * Fictionary = Fiction + Dictionary
 * Freemium = Free + Premium
 * Gayngst = Gay + Angst
 * Gaijinja = Gaijin + Ninja
 * Gasshole = Gas + Asshole
 * Gorn = Gore + Porn
 * The Great Whodini = The Great Houdini + Who
 * Heavy Mithril = Heavy Metal + Mithril
 * Hellevator = Hell + Elevator
 * Implonkus = Impetus + Plonk
 * Idiosyncrazy = Idiosyncrasy + Crazy
 * Kamehame Hadoken = Kamehameha + Hadoken
 * Kevlard = Kevlar + lard
 * Kidanova = Kid + Casanova
 * Kissgusting = Kiss + Disgusting
 * Machinima = Machine + Cinema (or Animation) ♦
 * Mary Suetopia = Mary Sue + Utopia
 * Mayincatec = Maya + Inca + Aztec
 * Metaphorgotten = Metaphor + Forgotten
 * Metroidvania = Metroid + Castlevania
 * Mundanger = Mundane + Danger
 * NameDar = Name + Radar
 * Narm = Numb + Arm
 * Nay Theist = Nay + Atheist
 * Necromantic = Necromancer + Romantic
 * Oxbridge = University of Oxford + University of Cambridge ♦
 * Placebotinum = Placebo + Phlebotinum
 * Princess Classic = Princess + Coca Cola Classic
 * Psycho Electric Eel = Psycho Electro + Electric Eels
 * Retirony = Retirement + Irony
 * Retraux = Retro + Faux
 * Robeast = Robot + Beast
 * Sabotutor = Saboteur + Tutor
 * Scanlation = Scan + Translation ♦
 * Scenery Gorn = Scenery Porn + Gorn
 * Scotireland = Scotland + Ireland
 * Snowlems = Snow + Golems
 * Spexico = Spain + Mexico
 * Spin Offspring = Spin Off + Offspring
 * Squick = Squeamish + Ick
 * Sue Donym = Sue + Pseudonym
 * Stripperiffic = Stripper + Terrific
 * Tropemanteau = Trope + Portmanteau
 * Twincest = Twin + Incest
 * Wangst = Wank (or Whiny or Wang) + Angst