Chugger (someone who is
paid to stop people in the street and persuade them to give money regularly to
a Charity - persona a la que pagan para que aborde a la gente en la calle,
tratando de convencerlos para que den dinero de forma regular a una causa benéfica)
is an example of blend, a
type of word formation in which two words are combined to form a new word that
incorporates their meanings, for example motel from motor and hotel. Chugger is made up of charity + mugger (caridad + 'atracador' en
lugar público).
Another name given to blends is portmanteau words, a term
invented by Lewis Carroll (1831-1898), who produced some of them in his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
for example to chortle (reír con ganas) = to chuckle + snort. Here
are some more examples of blends:
brunch = breakfast + lunch (desayuno-almuerzo)
cheeseburger = cheese + hamburger (hamburguesa con queso)
chunnel =channel + tunnel (tunel bajo el Canal de la Mancha , Eurotunel entre
Gran Bretaña y el continente europeo)
Eurovision = European + television (Eurovisión)
paratroops = parachute + troops (paracaidistas).
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