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malapropism

malapropism · malapropisms

малапропизм

Wörtervertauschung, Wortverwechslung, Verballhornung, Malapropismus

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

UK/ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm/US/ˈmæləpɹɑpˌɪzəm/

» Tom is known for his hilarious malapropisms.

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(незлічуване)The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
The script employed malapropism to great effect.
Wörtervertauschung, Wortverwechslung, Verballhornung
малапропи́змmalapropízm
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
(злічуване)An instance of such use.
The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language.
The humor comes from all the malapropisms.

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Tom is known for his hilarious malapropisms.
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Deutsch

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the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression:

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From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brins

From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan + -ism. As dramatic characters in English comic plays of this time often had allusive names, it is likely that Sheridan fashioned the name from malapropos (“inappropriate; inappropriately”), from French mal à propos. Mrs. Malaprop is a classic example of a familiar comedic character archetype who unintentionally substitutes inappropriate but like-sounding words that take on a ludicrous meaning when used incorrectly.

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