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Words within words

Posted by ESC on December 18, 2007

In Reply to: Words within words posted by RRC on December 18, 2007

: : : What is it called when you use a word in a word, i.e. You are "Sand"sational?

: : Not very punny?

: : L

: Some other possiblities are portmanteau, blend, and compound.

Sandwich words are when the word is inserted in the middle. Fan(flipping)tastic.

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