malapropisms

/M AE1 L AH0 P R AA0 P IH0 Z AH0 M Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.

    “The script employed malapropism to great effect.”

  2. 2

    An instance of this; malaprop.

    “The humor comes from all the malapropisms.”

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