Word of the Day: malapropism
Today’s Word is:
malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\ , noun:
1. An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
2. An instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we’ll precede.”
Origin:
A malapropism is so called after Mrs. Malaprop, a character noted for her amusing misuse of words in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals.
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CF
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