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malapropism
noun
(mal-a-prop-ism)
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Synonyms:
malaprop
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spoonerism
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neologism
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mondegreen
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locution
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wordplay
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solecism
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phraseology
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phrase
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colloquialism
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circumlocution
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alliteration
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simile
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onomatopoeia
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bon mot
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aphorism
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epigram
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sarcasms
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journalese
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shtik
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mispronunciations
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split infinitive
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pronounciation
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hyperboles
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imprecation
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jackanapes
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doggerel
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mangler
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chiasmus
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grammarian
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tautologies
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grandiloquence
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jabberwocky
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punster
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logorrhea
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puns
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diphthongs
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coinages
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prolixity
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quipster
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lexis
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panegyric
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inanities
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gerund
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smarminess
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dissembler
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facetiousness
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putdown
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crudities
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orotund
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apercus
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raillery
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brooklynese
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mrs. malaprop
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verbosity
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inexactitude
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misquotation
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smarm
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metonymy
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adjective
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koans
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utterance
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non sequitur
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wordiness
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officiousness
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fiddlesticks
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pedantry
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pentameter
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participle
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cusswords
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dumbness
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subjunctive
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buffoonery
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archaisms
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italicizing
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soliloquies
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bons mots
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vulgarism
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cornpone
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gesticulation
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metafiction
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epithet
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quip
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platitude
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past participle
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foolery
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homophones
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ironist
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zinger
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boor
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