A malapropism is when an individual confuses two words and substitutes the word they mean for a similar sounding or spelt word. An example being, were my wife having a mammogram at the hospital, to say "My wife is up at the hospital having her anagram" the confusion of mammogram and anagram is a malapropsim
One common malapropism is to say "for all intensive purposes" as opposed to the correct "for all intents and purposes" or to refer to something as a "damp squid" when the correct is "damp squib"
Their business was very successful, and they were making money hand over foot. (The correct expression to use here is "hand over fist".)It's dirty work, so you will want to wear overhauls. (The correct word is "overalls".)The secret was weighing her down, like a milestone around her neck. (The correct word is "millstone".)
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Example; His appearance was absolutely abdominal. (for abominable)
"Texas has a lot of electrical votes" is an example of a malapropism. The correct term should be "electoral votes" instead of "electrical votes."
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Malapropism is the use of an almost identical word accidentally. An example sentence is: Her malapropism had everyone very confused.
A malaprop is essentially using the wrong words to pronounce something different. Archie Bunker was a great example of malapropism in his maladjusted anti-Semitic statements.
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I believe you just used malapropism in a question as I did now in the response. Examples of malapropism are:I can "ensure" you that I know what I am talking about.I hate being under the "affluence" of alcohol.For those that don't know a malapropism is using an incorrect word that sound similar to the intended word.
A malapropism is a misused word. When done on purpose by an author, it can have the literary effect of removing credibility from the person who said the malapropism. For example, the character Dogberry in A Midsummer Night's Dream frequently uses malapropisms. Shakespeare does this to convey Dogberry's incompetence.
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Malapropism originated from acharacter in the popular play:The Rivals (1775) were Mrs Malaprop frequently uses inappropriate language.
A neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of 'malapropism' and 'portmanteau'.A malamanteau is a neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau.A word defined to infuriate Wikipedia editors