| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,905,690,057 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
malapropism |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
malapropism
1. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one of similar sound, esp when creating a ridiculous effect, as in I am not under the affluence of alcohol 2. the habit of misusing words in this manner Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Mentioned in | ? | References in periodicals archive | ? | Encyclopedia browser | ? | Full browser | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No references found | His most famous malapropism, frequently repeated by legislators during floor debates, was the time King said that a legislative proposal would "open a whole box of Pandoras. Byline: Wilf Lunn TELLING a friend of mine about the new American word Mondgreen he said we've always had a word for it, it's called a Malapropism. Ryan Moore on board now, and it strikes me as a meaningful jockey booking, with Frankie Dettori and Dane O'Neill booked to ride the stable's other two runners, both of whom look much more exposed than Presvis Still going through his period of learning the last time he encountered a bit of cut in the ground, but there is a chance he might prefer a sound surface MW Malapropism 5. |
malapropism |
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Malanpur Captive Power Pvt. Ltd. MALAO Malaoxon MALAP Malaparte Malaparte, Curzio malapert malapert Malapert (crater) Malapert (crater) Malapert Mountain Malapert Mountain malapertly malapertly malapertness malapertness malaperts malaperts malapportioned malapportionment Malaprabha Left Bank Canal Malaprabha Right Bank Canal malaprop malaprop malaprop Malaprop, Mrs. malapropian malapropian malapropian malapropism MalapropismsMalapropisms Malapropisms malapropos malapropos Malaproprism Malaproprism Malaproprism malapropros malaprops malaprops malaprops Malapterurid Malapterurid Malapteruridae Malapteruridae Malapterurus Malapterurus electricus Malapterurus electricus Malapterurus microstoma Malapterurus microstoma Malapterurus minjiriya Malapterurus minjiriya malar malar malar Mälar malar abscess malar abscess malar abscess | |||||||
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|