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Word Formation
Word Formation
YOLO [acronyms] = you only live once (Taken from Drake music)
Diss (or dis) [clipping] = disrespect (Taken from Hip Hop music)
S.H.I.E.L.D [acronyms] = Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage and Law-
Enforcement Division or Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate
(Taken from MC movies)
SPECTRE [acronyms] = Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and
Extortion (Taken from James Bond)
WALL•E [acronyms] = Waste Allocation Load Lifter · Earth Class (Taken from WALL•E)
Affixation
Jig [n] + -(g)y (suffix) (Taken from Gettin' Jiggy wit It by Will Smith)
Harvest [n] + -ing (suffix) = harvesting [adj] (Taken from Dr. Strange1)
un- (prefix) + treat [v] + -able (suffix) = untreatable [adj] (Taken from Dr. Strange)
trans- (prefix) + form [n] + -er (suffix) = Transformer [noun] (Taken from Transformers)
boy [n] -hood (suffix) = boyhood (Taken from Boyhood)
Blending
Mic drop = Microphone + drop (Taken from Stand-up comedy and rap singers)
Bootylicious = booty + (de)licious (Taken from Bootylicious by Destiny's Child)
Muppet = m(arionette) + (p)uppet (Taken from The Muppets)
Bionic = bio(logy) + (electro)nic (Taken from Bionic by Christina Aguilera)
Bollywood = Bo(mbay) + (Ho)llywood (Taken from Slumdog Millionaire)
Borrowing
Beignets [French word] (Taken from The Princess and the Frog)
Chimichanga [Mexican word] (Taken from Shrek 4)
Emoji [Japanese word] (Taken from Emoji Movie)
Kindergarten [German word] (Taken from Kindergarten Cop)
Karate [Japanese word] (Taken from The Karate Kid)
Calque
Coinages
Krump = a dance style (Taken from Ceasare Willis and Jo'Artis Ratti Hip Hop dancers)
Muggle = a person without magic (Taken from Harry Potter)
Compounding
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