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Answer for the clue "Language blooper ", 8 letters:
malaprop

Alternative clues for the word malaprop

Fictional Mrs.
Butcherer of words
Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
Bush utterance, often
Misused word
Word mix-up
In fiction, diction was her affliction

Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Characterized by the use of malapropisms. n. A malapropism. v To use a malapropism.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: malapropism ]

Usage examples of malaprop.

Dogberries and grandmothers are occasionally found upon the bench, dispensing their honest but destructive platitudes, and their Malaprop constructions of commercial law, to juries of astounded merchants.