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Linguistic lapse
Answer for the clue "Linguistic lapse ", 8 letters:
malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- Female character in The Rivals who uses words wrongly
- Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs
- In fiction, diction was her affliction
- Family name in Sheridan's "The Rivals"
- Fictional Mrs.
- Linguistic fumbler
- Butcherer of words
- Famous Mrs
- Famous word butcher
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.