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malapropism

/ˌmæl.əˈprɒp.ɪ.zəm/
Main Example

She made a funny malapropism when she said "He is the pineapple of politeness."

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Noun (n.)

A mistake made by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word but means something different.

Other Example

He made a malapropism when he said "The law is a ass" instead of "The law is an ass."

Her malapropism was hilarious when she said "He is the cream of the crop" instead of "He is the cream of the crop."

During the meeting, he used a malapropism by saying "We cannot let this opportunity to slip through our fingers" instead of "We cannot let this opportunity slip through our fingers."

Synonyms

funny malapropism

common malapropism

classic malapropism

Synonyms

blunder

mistake

error

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