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Amanda University, lesson no.9 🤓 Anyone who knows me well can tell that my favorite form of wordplay is not the ever-popular pun but instead the unsung hero of witticisms, the glorious portmanteau. While puns are just plain silly, a portmanteau (that’s a blend of two or more words, like “brunch” or “infomercial”) can actually work to communicate important political ideas by cleverly naming an experience that before went unspoken. Here are my three favorites feminist ones. What’s YOUR fav portmanteau?

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