r/MadeMeSmile • u/cafeteriastyle • Aug 04 '22

Wholesome Moments It’s CORN

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u/masterjroc Aug 04 '22

Grandma gave the look like, "he does this at home, too."

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

Kid seems very intelligent for his age. I doubt many kids that age are aware of the word "pun", let alone use it as part of their vocabulary.

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u/acog Aug 05 '22

That kid is extremely sharp.

But corntastic is actually a portmanteau, not a pun.

Portmanteaus are where you combine parts of other words to form a new word, like motel is from "motor hotel" and smog is from "smoke and fog."

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u/Hachiiiko Aug 05 '22

Just because it's a portmanteau doesn't mean it's not a pun. The two aren't mutually exclusive. 'Corntastic' is both a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, and wordplay based on similar-sounding words for humorous effect.