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)]
MALAPROPISM
Meaning of MALAPROPISM in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012