@brhfl Whether the practice is real or not is irrelevant. It is not a uniquely male practice, and a term which characterizes it as such is inherently misandristic. Sexism, even in response to sexism, perceived or otherwise, is unacceptable.
As the timeless saying of mothers everywhere goes, two wrongs do not make a right.
@jbartus I don't really have the energy nor the desire to argue with a misogynistic shit at 3am, but if you honestly think you can equate lexicalizing something that is indeed a practice owned by men (of course women are capable of being patronizing and condescending; but they don't have a deep-rooted hegemonic cultural drive pushing them toward it en masse) with a masculine term against this incredibly pervasive attitude that a woman automatically knows less than a man, that she must have every single detail explained to her as though she's just a little girl, that she has no wisdom to offer her supposed male counterpart… you need to fucking check yourself.
@brhfl No offense, but I think you're the one who needs to check themselves. I've said nothing mysogynistic, I've advocated against a misandristic term. The fact that you're getting this worked up about my opposition to the use of sexist terms of any kind says more about you than it does me.
Throwing a straw man in, applying false cause to my argument with no basis, and making ad hominem attacks when I've been nothing but civil undermines your entire position, regardless of whether there may or may not be credence to your claims. There might well be institutional sexism behind a certain segment of the population behaving in a certain manner, but turning around and applying that to the entire male population by using a misandistic term is not the way to resolve it, nor is flying off the handle when someone calls a duck a duck.
I have a strong predisposition to portmanteau and other weirdings of the words, but I phucking hate "phablet." It sounds like an impairment. Maybe it is.
@Thumperchick I can't be the only one whose mind automatically goes to testicle, can I? I know what 'listicle' is derived from, but every time my mind is still like 'yes I guess I do care about this collection of vaguely related nonsense about as much as I would a random ball.'
@joelmw Saw a Wal-Mart commercial with the guy from The Office for their credit card for Christmas that said something about "your tiny little purse" and it unexpectedly set me agiggle.
Also, I agree with you about the "bromance" and "manscaping" nonsense in today's society. I'm from an older generation and loath anything that sets out to feminize and / or diminish the male gender.
@TheTexasTwister I'm sorry, 'diminish' the male gender? You realize that statement is a pretty straightforward declaration that you view femininity as less than masculinity… less important, less valuable, less… human.
Here's why shit like 'bromance' and 'murse' are problems: they only set out to reinforce gender roles and barriers. They say, for women it is natural to have a tender, caring friendship; for the strong, brutish man it is something novel, different, unsettling, it must be its own class of thing. They say, purses are for women and women only, because a woman must carry her life with her, and a woman must dress in a manner free of utilitarianism, and a woman must accessorize; a man is pragmatic, sparsely decorated, functional, and for him to carry a purse, well that must be its own class of thing as well.
This shit has nothing to do with 'diminishing' men, and frankly, if it did… so what? We the schlonged have been granted ever so many advantages by a patriarchal system that is at least partially kept in place by this sort of linguistic fuckery. Imprinting these subtle ideas of roles, and how men who dare to defy these arbitrary lines are different, weird for wanting to do as much, traitors to the gender even… that shit only serves to hurt women.
@brhfl Actually, I was just saying that feminizing men deprives them of who and what they are and are meant to be. Sort of like using a screwdriver as a hammer.
Just rip all that shit out of all the cars forever. I want a radio with palpable buttons and knobs, and A/C controls, and that's it. I have a phone for everything else (while a passenger holds it for me, of course).
@WendyTVee I actually like "frenemy" because it describes a dynamic that is impossible to describe with any other word. Although, I do see people often misuse it. Using it to mean an "enemy disguised as a friend" or "an enemy you pretend to like" is not how I would define it. It is much, much more complex than that. It is someone who is both a friend and enemy, and with which you have a relationship that is simultaneously friendly and adversarial. (even using a bunch of words I have a hard time definiting it accurately)
Am I lucky or just out of it that I don't know what every one of these is (are?)? I did look up thighvertising. What a shame to do that to pretty legs.
Not sure if it's truly a portmanteau but to me it is just as obnoxious, and seeing as it does combine two unrelated words, I absolutely DESPISE how every potentially controversial or scandalous thing that happens in the world today gets the "-gate" added to it.
Watergate was the name of an actual location, not a scandal about water. It seems the media has forgotten this tiny bit of information and now uses -gate to define every single minor "scandal" that comes up.
Bendgate - iphone 6+ Dieselgate - VW cheating emissions Nipplegate - superbowl halftime show with JT and janet Gamergate - the name for the widespread sexism in the video game industry that feminists made up
Those are just a few that come to memory. It may be the biggest pet peeve that exists in my life right now.
@jaybird I think supposably comes from the folks that say nucular instead of nuclear. Not a portmanteau, just a word some people can’t wrap their tongues around.
Voted for bromance out of those, but I've always hated "automagically" and "guesstimate" too.
@darksaber99999 I hate to be an ass, but I kinda like all of those. Maybe less "guesstimate," for its overuse.
@darksaber99999 I will admit to using "automagically" a time or two, but then I admit to being a technerd, too.
Not fond of Manspreading, the word or the concept.
@heartny Yeah, I concur. It's a problem on the trains here, and an ugly word.
@heartny What about mansplaining?
@heartny Does "manspreading" qualify as a portmanteau? I would classify it as a compound word, albeit a coined one.
@Al_Coholic I'd say that rates far worse than the concept behind manspreading just because of the misandrism inherent in the term.
@jbartus Or, it's far worse because it's a very real, very misogynistic practice. Shit, I just got dizzy from all the eye-rolling.
@DrWorm Well, some of the words in Meh's list didn't seem very portmanteau-ish, so I figured I'd go for it.
@brhfl Whether the practice is real or not is irrelevant. It is not a uniquely male practice, and a term which characterizes it as such is inherently misandristic. Sexism, even in response to sexism, perceived or otherwise, is unacceptable.
As the timeless saying of mothers everywhere goes, two wrongs do not make a right.
@jbartus I don't really have the energy nor the desire to argue with a misogynistic shit at 3am, but if you honestly think you can equate lexicalizing something that is indeed a practice owned by men (of course women are capable of being patronizing and condescending; but they don't have a deep-rooted hegemonic cultural drive pushing them toward it en masse) with a masculine term against this incredibly pervasive attitude that a woman automatically knows less than a man, that she must have every single detail explained to her as though she's just a little girl, that she has no wisdom to offer her supposed male counterpart… you need to fucking check yourself.
@brhfl No offense, but I think you're the one who needs to check themselves. I've said nothing mysogynistic, I've advocated against a misandristic term. The fact that you're getting this worked up about my opposition to the use of sexist terms of any kind says more about you than it does me.
Throwing a straw man in, applying false cause to my argument with no basis, and making ad hominem attacks when I've been nothing but civil undermines your entire position, regardless of whether there may or may not be credence to your claims. There might well be institutional sexism behind a certain segment of the population behaving in a certain manner, but turning around and applying that to the entire male population by using a misandistic term is not the way to resolve it, nor is flying off the handle when someone calls a duck a duck.
I hate how everything is now "iconic." And yes, I know what a portmanteau is. I even know who Lewis Caroll is. I just hate "iconic."
@timgove But what if it's artisanally iconic?
@payote Oh, you mean artisconic. One of the OED words of the year for 2016.
"Webinar" grates on me, can't stand it.
@bluebeatpete Probably because you've had to attend one.
@bluebeatpete Yes. Just the feel of that word as I read it is not unlike that of a stubborn bowel movement.
I have a strong predisposition to portmanteau and other weirdings of the words, but I phucking hate "phablet." It sounds like an impairment. Maybe it is.
@joelmw I hate phablet too. And "pleather", possibly for the same reason.
@joelmw Phablet: One fold of a mangina.
I started to vote 'bromance' but then I saw 'listicle' and it needed to be punished for existing... er... clicked.
@Thumperchick I can't be the only one whose mind automatically goes to testicle, can I? I know what 'listicle' is derived from, but every time my mind is still like 'yes I guess I do care about this collection of vaguely related nonsense about as much as I would a random ball.'
Anything with "bro-" or "man-". I mean, dude, we can see you're carrying a purse and have your hair in a bun.
(But I voted for "phablet" because it's horrible and only horrible terrible people would ever use that word.)
@awk Hey, I'm proud of my murse collection.
(But you're right about "phablet.")
@joelmw Saw a Wal-Mart commercial with the guy from The Office for their credit card for Christmas that said something about "your tiny little purse" and it unexpectedly set me agiggle.
@awk: "Phablet" sounds like Fat Tablet.
Also, I agree with you about the "bromance" and "manscaping" nonsense in today's society. I'm from an older generation and loath anything that sets out to feminize and / or diminish the male gender.
@TheTexasTwister I'm sorry, 'diminish' the male gender? You realize that statement is a pretty straightforward declaration that you view femininity as less than masculinity… less important, less valuable, less… human.
Here's why shit like 'bromance' and 'murse' are problems: they only set out to reinforce gender roles and barriers. They say, for women it is natural to have a tender, caring friendship; for the strong, brutish man it is something novel, different, unsettling, it must be its own class of thing. They say, purses are for women and women only, because a woman must carry her life with her, and a woman must dress in a manner free of utilitarianism, and a woman must accessorize; a man is pragmatic, sparsely decorated, functional, and for him to carry a purse, well that must be its own class of thing as well.
This shit has nothing to do with 'diminishing' men, and frankly, if it did… so what? We the schlonged have been granted ever so many advantages by a patriarchal system that is at least partially kept in place by this sort of linguistic fuckery. Imprinting these subtle ideas of roles, and how men who dare to defy these arbitrary lines are different, weird for wanting to do as much, traitors to the gender even… that shit only serves to hurt women.
@brhfl Actually, I was just saying that feminizing men deprives them of who and what they are and are meant to be. Sort of like using a screwdriver as a hammer.
This poll needs more "all of the above." shudder
Listicle. The worst.
Just two letters away from testicle.
@mrslug That's probably the best thing about listicle. I still haven't decided whether that's an argument for or against.
@joelmw Based on how much I understand your grasp on and appreciation of the English language, this response absolutely cracked me up.
Infotainment.
Just rip all that shit out of all the cars forever. I want a radio with palpable buttons and knobs, and A/C controls, and that's it. I have a phone for everything else (while a passenger holds it for me, of course).
"worstmanteau."
@defibrillator Or "vomitrocious" - except that I'm so going to steal and use that in the future! Thanks Meh! Verbicide!
belfie
(just so we're clear, this means "butt selfie" -- I have no problem with the concept, but it's a shit portmanteau)
@Lotsofgoats
I see what you did there ;)
Any "shipping" of two people by combining their names. I'd give examples, but ...{shudder}
@rockblossom Agreed. This terrible epidemic needs to be stopped.
@rockblossom Is there any way I can up vote this more than once?
I cringe whenever I hear the word "Frenemy" ..... but I find myself using " Craptacular "
Im just ashamed
@WendyTVee I am also find myself using craptacular, but I am not really ashamed of it. It is somehow both harsher and friendlier than saying "crappy".
@WendyTVee I actually like "frenemy" because it describes a dynamic that is impossible to describe with any other word. Although, I do see people often misuse it. Using it to mean an "enemy disguised as a friend" or "an enemy you pretend to like" is not how I would define it. It is much, much more complex than that. It is someone who is both a friend and enemy, and with which you have a relationship that is simultaneously friendly and adversarial. (even using a bunch of words I have a hard time definiting it accurately)
@DrWorm @WendyTVee While one of my least favorite tracks on this album, this song very much tempered my distaste in the word…
Am I lucky or just out of it that I don't know what every one of these is (are?)? I did look up thighvertising. What a shame to do that to pretty legs.
@sligett Don't worry. It was a one time thing, that only involved a few thighs. This will go away in a few weeks.
Kimye
Not sure if it's truly a portmanteau but to me it is just as obnoxious, and seeing as it does combine two unrelated words, I absolutely DESPISE how every potentially controversial or scandalous thing that happens in the world today gets the "-gate" added to it.
Watergate was the name of an actual location, not a scandal about water. It seems the media has forgotten this tiny bit of information and now uses -gate to define every single minor "scandal" that comes up.
Bendgate - iphone 6+
Dieselgate - VW cheating emissions
Nipplegate - superbowl halftime show with JT and janet
Gamergate - the name for the widespread sexism in the video game industry that feminists made up
Those are just a few that come to memory. It may be the biggest pet peeve that exists in my life right now.
/rant
@jestermx6 I hate this too.
@jestermx6 Inflategate - New England Patriots underinflating their footballs.
@rswearingen
@jestermx6 Yes, Yes, a million times Yes. I'm actually shocked that they didn't call that Gov. Christie thingy "Toll Gate Gate."
@jestermx6 Time to start a Gategate gate.
@rswearingen I think they should have just called it "Brady's undersized balls." Though I bet someone somewhere did. I don't care enough to look.
@jestermx6 ethics-in-journalism-gate
@joelmw @rswearingen
Hater's gonna hate.
Advertorial stands out as being considerably older than everything else on this poll. Certainly predates the web.
Hard to choose between phablet and manscaping, as they are both abominations.
Bronies.
Supposably
edit* sorry i had no idear what protnamtwo meant until after my smertallicky comment. supposably, i jest hate supposably.
@jaybird Irregardless, I could care less.
@jaybird I think supposably comes from the folks that say nucular instead of nuclear. Not a portmanteau, just a word some people can’t wrap their tongues around.
I used to hate "blog", but it doesn't even phase me any more.
@DrWorm But blog's not a portmanteau, it's an aphetism of a compound word.
Bennifer, Brangelina, and all the other celebtastic nicknames foisted on us by the likes of TMZ, E! and Extra get my vote.
@payote I hate those programs simply on principle, but this is a good enough reason in and of itself.
I voted "Bromance" but only because there wasn't an "all of the above" option available.
I'm going with this one.
@mr_crash_davis Awe, that's kinda cute. And brilliant.
I'm a big fan of the newest one: crybullies.
This one is pretty bad . . .
Here is another despiteful portmanteau: “administrivia”
@lotx Welcome to meh! Get used to anticipointment .