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Answer for the clue "Linguistic lapse ", 8 letters:
malaprop

Alternative clues for the word malaprop

The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Noted word scrambler
Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly
Language blooper
Bush utterance, often
Fictional Mrs.
Famous word butcher
Butcherer of words
Family name in Sheridan's "The Rivals"
Word mangler

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.