I was searching the web for "Rockapella" the other day, to find that it's a "Portmenteau Word". i.e. It's a word formed by the linguistic blend of two or more distinct words and combining their meanings.
You may read further on the subject by checking out this link at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau
Some examples of Portmenteau Words or Frankenwords are:
Brunch: Breakfast and Lunch
Trunch: Tea and Lunch
Bragellina: Brad and Angellina
Scrummy: Scrumptious and Yummy
Don't: Do not
Just thought that some of you may find that interesting, it certainly tweaked my interest. But then again I'm a geek!!!
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