📚 noun • entry_id 17081

malapropism

/ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

gazapo • malapropismo • yerro

The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.

The script employed malapropism to great effect.

Phrases

malaphor malapropic

Word forms

Malapropism malapropisms malapropoism