MALAPROPISM


Meaning of MALAPROPISM in English

n. (also malaprop) the use of a word in mistake for one sounding similar, to comic effect, e.g. allegory for alligator. [Mrs Malaprop (f. MALAPROPOS) in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.