mixed metaphor
mixed metaphor · mixed metaphors
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An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors,…An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.
Meaning
1 sensesAn overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.
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a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
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Forms
plural: mixed metaphors| Singular | mixed metaphor |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmalaphor