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Malapropism
/ˈmæləpɹɒpɪzəm/
The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
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noun
- 1
The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
"The script employed malapropism to great effect."
- 2
An instance of this; malaprop.
"The humor comes from all the malapropisms."
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