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malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
- Linguistic lapse
- Linguistic fumbler
- Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs
- Misused word
- Sheridan's Mrs
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from name of theatrical character Mrs. Malaprop (see malapropism ). Related: Malapropian .
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.