- “One year ago today, ‘Lebronto was Born.’ King was in a ZONE.”
LeBronto
noun; blending and clipping
A blend of the proper nouns LeBron (referring to the NBA player LeBron James) and Toronto. It refers to how LeBron James always performed extremely well in the playoffs versus the Toronto Raptors. After Lebron James lead Cleveland Cavaliers defeated this team multiple times in the playoffs, it was dubbed LeBronto as a reference to how LeBron James repeatedly owned the Raptors in the playoffs.
Etymology : A blend of the proper nouns LeBron (referring to the NBA player LeBron James) and Toronto. It refers to how LeBron James always performed extremely well in the playoffs versus the Toronto Raptors. After LeBron James lead Cleveland Cavaliers defeated this team multiple times in the playoffs, it was dubbed LeBronto as a reference to how LeBron James repeatedly owned the Raptors in the playoffs. Moreover, both the words LeBron and Toronto were clipped into "LeBr" and "onto" respectively.
Source : Bleacher Report 3 May 2019
Last modified: 7 December 2019