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Definition of "malaprop" [malaprop]

  • A malapropism. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "malaprop" in a sentence
  • "The word “leader” is supposed to be a superlative, and not a malaprop or a sick joke."
  • "Well, Howard Waldrop is the greatest malaprop short story writer of our time."
  • "But perhaps the prize for malaprop words of the year should go to Texas congressman and oil industry beneficiary Joe Barton, who apologized to BP for the compensation fund as a shakedown."
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