MALAPROP


Meaning of MALAPROP in English

[mal.a.prop] n [Mrs. Malaprop] (1823): an example of malapropism "was famed for ~s: he always said "polo bears" and "Remember Pearl Island" and "neon stockings" --Time"

[2]malaprop or mal.a.prop.ian adj (1840): using or marked by the use of malapropisms

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