- malaprop as a noun:
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malaprop
noun
1 malaprop
The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.
synonym: malapropism.
Dutch: verhaspeling
Polish: malapropizm
Roget 565: misnomer; lucus a non lucendo [Lat.]; Mrs. Malaprop; what d'ye call 'em etc. (neologism) 563†; Hoosier. nickname, sobriquet, by-name; assumed name, assumed title; ... show more
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