Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.
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/pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/
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In calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
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My favorite Yiddish neologism is "faktazye" for science fiction, a portmanteau of the words for "fact" and "fantasy."
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French activists use the portmanteau "catholaïcité" for the fake secularism displayed by the French state.
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