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Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
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malaprop
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Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries
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 .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Characterized by the use of malapropisms. n. A malapropism. v To use a 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.