AWAD - grum
We have tragicomedy (tragedy + comedy), comitragedy (comedy + tragedy), and dramedy (drama + comedy). The latest genre blend that appeared on my radar is crimedy, perhaps a blend of (crime + comedy) or (crime + tragedy), though with Steve Martin, my guess is it’s the first one:
“’Only Murders in the Building,’ a new Crimedy series with Selena Gomez, Martin Short and me, starts on Hulu August 31st.” Permalink
These are examples of blend words, coined by fusing two or more words. Such a word is also known as a portmanteau.
There’s still a lot of genre-mining to be done. What new genre blends can you come up with? Pick two or more from this list of genres and come up with your own blockbuster motion picture. Post your new genres below or email us at words@wordsmith.org. Also include an explanation of that brand-new genre. Hollywood agents, please contact our readers directly.
Meanwhile, this week we’ll feature some words that appeared to be coined by fusing two words together.
Today's word is grum, probably a blend of grim + glum. Earliest documented use: 1640.
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/grum.html
AWAD - grum
We have tragicomedy (tragedy + comedy), comitragedy (comedy + tragedy), and dramedy (drama + comedy). The latest genre blend that appeared on my radar is crimedy, perhaps a blend of (crime + comedy) or (crime + tragedy), though with Steve Martin, my guess is it’s the first one:
“’Only Murders in the Building,’ a new Crimedy series with Selena Gomez, Martin Short and me, starts on Hulu August 31st.” Permalink
These are examples of blend words, coined by fusing two or more words. Such a word is also known as a portmanteau.
There’s still a lot of genre-mining to be done. What new genre blends can you come up with? Pick two or more from this list of genres and come up with your own blockbuster motion picture. Post your new genres below or email us at words@wordsmith.org. Also include an explanation of that brand-new genre. Hollywood agents, please contact our readers directly.
Meanwhile, this week we’ll feature some words that appeared to be coined by fusing two words together.
Today's word is grum, probably a blend of grim + glum. Earliest documented use: 1640.
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/grum.html