We expect dictionaries to be stern and steadfast,not desperately chasing the zeitgeist. This portmanteau of Kiwi’ and ‘Aussie’ is a curious blendPortmanteaus used to be amazeballs. But the flamboyant portmanteau has become a divisive linguistic device; the blending together of two words to form a new word can either be playfully creative or as annoying as the fact that Kyle Sandilands still pollutes the airwaves.
To really work, we need to be convinced by the need for them, or we need to have heard of them – at least in the common vernacular - on the streets,on social media, in the playground, or on Kyle and Jackie O’s radio prove.
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Source: guardian.co.uk