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Results of The Style Invitational's First Portmanteau Contest

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Baseballoon: A coach who has "put on a few pounds" since playing in the outfield. (Toby Gottfried, Santa Ana, Calif.)

Bashcroft: The purpose of Washington Post articles about the attorney general. (Steve O'Rourke, Washington)

Begetcetera: Multiple births.(Tom Witte, Gaithersburg)

Brassiereprimand: "Hey, my face is up here." (G.T. Bowman, Falls Church)

Cicadaver: Deceased people who surface every four years or so, for a Chicago mayoral election. (Dave Zarrow, Herndon)

Cirrhost: The bartender. (Ron Bottomly, Columbia)

Coleslawsuit: Legal action taken without a shred of evidence. (Stephen Dudzik, Olney)

Communiqueserasera: An unimportant message. (Chuck Smith, Woodbridge)

Conundrumbeat: Why are we going to war with Iraq again? (David E. Romm, Minneapolis)

Courtshipwreck: A dating error so disastrous it ends a relationship. Example: Sleeping with her sister. (Mel Loftus, Holmen, Wis.)

Daschlemiel: Senate Majority Wimp. (Chris Doyle, Forsyth, Mo.)

Defibrillatte: Really, really strong coffee. (John Griessmayer, Roanoke)

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