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My cousin is an Elvis IMPERSONATOR.

Derivation (im- person -ator)

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BEER GARDEN in English BIERGARTEN in German

Loan translation / calque

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In Spanish it's now common to hear the expression 'salir de mi ZONA DE CONFORT'

Loan translation / calque (from the English 'get out of your comfort zone')

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banana

Go to last place!

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seesaw

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fairy

Take points!

lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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A person who is considered both a friend and a rival is called a FRENEMY.

Blending (friend + enemy)

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My daugher does not like PIZZA. She prefers salads.

Borrowing (from Italian)

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The ease with which the actress EMOTES this complex character deserves full marks.

Backformation (emotion - emote)

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Musical BIOPIC 'Back to Black' focuses on the late Amy Winehouse.

Blending (biographic + picture) *as in 'moving picture' = film)

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I need the work done ASAP!

Acronym ( stands for "as soon as possible")

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The famous actor considered himself to be quite the CASANOVA with the ladies.

Eponym (from Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian author, adventurer and socialite who had the reputation of being a womanizer).

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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magnet

Take 10 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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thief

Give points!

monster

Reset all scores!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

We're going away for the summer, so we've asked our neighbour to WATER our plants.

Conversion (from noun to verb)

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I like the beach at night because of the MOONLIGHT reflecting on the water. So pretty!

Compounding (moon + light)

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I've always wanted to drive a MOTORBIKE.

Compounding (motor + bike) *bike has been previously clipped*

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Many famous people today are NEPO BABIES.

Clipping (nepotism) + compounding (nepo+baby)

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