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malaprop

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[ mal-uh-prop ]

Malaprop

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[ mal-uh-prop ]

noun

  1. Mrs., a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùm²¹±ôa·±è°ù´Ç±è verb (used with object) outmalapropped outmalapropping
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malaprop1

First recorded in 1815–25; Malaprop
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Example Sentences

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Hartman’s distinctive gruff, slurred speech and malaprops made him a favorite of listeners, media colleagues and the players and coaches he covered to imitate.

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Cuban acknowledged that Biden is "the king of malaprops," but stopped short of questioning his competence to be president.

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President Donald Trump, whose Twitter malaprops often set off a deluge of social media criticism, was targeted on Friday for a linguistic misfire involving the phrase “locked and loaded.â€

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Baffert asked back, making an intentional malaprop of the legendary Bobby Jones.

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But his malaprops and his too-affectionate ways are endearing compared with the boasts and bloody bombast of The Current Occupant.

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