There was an interview recently on RTE radio with a linguist from University College Dublin discussing words newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

The podcast is available here:

http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-03011215m20stjmsoxforddictionary-pid0-920232.mp3

Most of them are what we call portmanteau words, which have been made by putting two or more words together.

Try to guess the meaning of the words below – for some I’ve given a few pictures to help out.

Post your answers as a comment.