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What is an acyrologia?

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∙ 10y ago
Updated: 9/24/2023

An acyrologia is an inappropriate or improper use of a word - also known as a malapropism.

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What is a sentence in which a word is humorously misused?

One form is a "malapropism", after the character "Mrs. Malaprop" in a 1775 play The Rivals by Richard Sheridan.A malapropism (also called acyrologia) is the use of a word that is similar to another word, but creates a meaningless or comic sentence.Examples :being "indicted" to supper (invited), or a gift from a famous "philanderer" (philanthropist).Example of use for comic effect :"My dear, tonight you look positively ravished." (ravishing)---Note that there is a similar wordplay known as mondegreen, when a word is misheard changing the meaning from what was intended. Gary Larson famously drew a Far Sidecartoon with a dog bragging that he was going to be "tutored".


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