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Day: August 1, 2019

August 1, 2019

malapropism

/ˈmæləpɹɑːpɪzəm/

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

“Everyone laughed at the child’s malapropism when he complained about ‘electrical votes’ instead of electoral votes.”

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