Define Malapropism Meaning

This is when someone abuses the wrong worm so you can't understudy what they're crying to play.

a word mistakenly used in place of a similar sounding word, usually by the President of the United States

Comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character in 'The Rivals' - a 1775 play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. She imagines herself to be learned but betrays her ignorance by using words that sound similar to those she intends to use.

1. When something is inappropriately named
2. When someone uses a name/word in an improper context

A word which purposely replaces another word within a common phrase or addage, with humorous, or ironic intention.

Diction humor. Choosing the wrong word, resulting in a comic effect. The character Mrs. Malaprop was an Elizabethan Rosanne Rozanna-danna.

the humorous use of two words that sound alike when said but are essentially different.

Misusing a word in a way that could offend someone.

Misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar, usually referring to autocorrect being incorrect.