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malaprop
1[mal-uh-prop]
Malaprop
2[mal-uh-prop]
noun
Mrs., a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- outmalaprop verb (used with object)
Example Sentences
Hartmanās distinctive gruff, slurred speech and malaprops made him a favorite of listeners, media colleagues and the players and coaches he covered to imitate.
Cuban acknowledged that Biden is "the king of malaprops," but stopped short of questioning his competence to be president.
President Donald Trump, whose Twitter malaprops often set off a deluge of social media criticism, was targeted on Friday for a linguistic misfire involving the phrase ālocked and loaded.ā
Baffert asked back, making an intentional malaprop of the legendary Bobby Jones.
But his malaprops and his too-affectionate ways are endearing compared with the boasts and bloody bombast of The Current Occupant.
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