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Is there a name for this language phenomenon?

Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies (30951points) July 20th, 2011

Ok my friend and I were doing some auto body work today. Those of you who’ve worked with fiberglass know how toxic it is, like sniffing glue, and by the end of the day we were feeling pretty loopy with our caulk guns in hand.

And sooo… our caulking duel turned into calling each other names…

Caulk-asaurus…
Caulk-zilla…
Caulk-atollah…
Caulk-miester…

You get the idea.

Is there a name for this, turning a verb into an abstract noun?

Care to share any examples?
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yes I know caulking has nothing to do with fiberglass. we used liquid nail to attach the backing

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chyna's avatar

It’s called “my friends and I are 12 years old.” :-)

Jude's avatar

Are you this guy?

Seelix's avatar

The only thing I can think of is portmanteau, which are combinations or blends of words and their meanings into new words. I don’t know if there’s anything more specific to this type of combination, though.

dabbler's avatar

Nicknames ?
You guys are a hoot. If I had some body work to do, I’d work with your team. Might as well have fun with what’s at hand !

fundevogel's avatar

@Seelix Maybe a portmanticore?

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