Changes

For example, Justin Timberlake/Chris Kirkpatrick becomes [[List of Popslash Pairing Names|Timbertrick]], and [[Clark/Lex]] becomes [[List of Smallville Pairing Names|Clex]], while the pairing of Chloe Sullivan and Lex Luthor, in contrast, was known as [[List of Smallville Pairing Names|Chlex]]. No particular convention other than euphony regulates how the names are combined.

For example, Justin Timberlake/Chris Kirkpatrick becomes [[List of Popslash Pairing Names|Timbertrick]], and [[Clark/Lex]] becomes [[List of Smallville Pairing Names|Clex]], while the pairing of Chloe Sullivan and Lex Luthor, in contrast, was known as [[List of Smallville Pairing Names|Chlex]]. No particular convention other than euphony regulates how the names are combined.

Well, okay, euphony and hilarity. [[Minim_Calibre]] coined the name-squish "Spred" for [[Spike]]/[[Winifred Burkle|Fred]] on [[Angel the Series|Angel]], and dubbed her archive for same "The Buttery," thus demonstrating that name-smooshes are mocked as often as they are found in ordinary use.

Well, okay, euphony and hilarity. Some portmanteaus are intentionally funny, such as "Pepperony" for [[Iron Man]] pairing Pepper/Tony. Likewise, [[Minim_Calibre]] coined the name-squish "Spred" for [[Spike]]/[[Winifred Burkle|Fred]] on [[Angel the Series|Angel]], and dubbed her archive for same "The Buttery," thus demonstrating that name-smooshes are mocked as often as they are found in ordinary use.

==As pet peeve==

==As pet peeve==

==Outside Fandom==

==Outside Fandom==

In recent years, gossip magazines and blogs have picked up the trend, perhaps from [[Soap Opera]] fandom, and started giving real life celebrity supercouples their own pairing-smoosh names. Some examples would be Bennifer (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez) and TomKat (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.) The supercouple smoosh name trend became so prevalent that [[Stephen Colbert]] parodied it on the [[Colbert Report]] by citing his favorite celebrity pairing name, "Filliam H. Muffman" (Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy). <ref> http://www.wikiality.com/Filliam_H._Muffman </ref>

In recent years, gossip magazines and blogs have picked up the trend, perhaps from [[Soap Opera]] fandom, and started giving real life celebrity supercouples their own pairing-smoosh names. Some examples would be Bennifer (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez), TomKat (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes), and Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie). The supercouple smoosh name trend became so prevalent that [[Stephen Colbert]] parodied it on the [[Colbert Report]] by citing his favorite celebrity pairing name, "Filliam H. Muffman" (Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy). <ref> http://www.wikiality.com/Filliam_H._Muffman </ref>

==References==

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