malapropism
Example Sentences
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He may invite passionate opposition from his foes, but his fans simply shrug at his misstatements, malapropisms and mendacity.
From Los Angeles Times
But Whitney’s malapropism cuts to the heart of it.
From New York Times
He mixes metaphors, sprinkles them with malapropisms and knows nobody will call him on any of it . . . because if they did, he’d accuse them of small thinking.
From Salon
The title is a classic “Ringoism,” as John Lennon used to refer to his malapropisms, an unusual phrase ripped from the same mind that came up with “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Tomorrow Never Knows.”
From Seattle Times
But regardless of their partisan affiliation, what they have in common is the tendency to commit some farcical malapropism early in their campaign that exposed, in a soundbite, their unfitness for office.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
