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Podcast: The Jimmy Olsen Radio Network
Episode: Malapropism
Description: Malapropism [MAL-Ιprop-iz-Ιm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English, mid-19th century
1. The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, "dance a flamingo" (instead of flamenco).
Examples of malapropism in a sentence
"Second-language learners are likely to use some comical malapropisms as they practice their skills."
"She stumbled in her introduction with a malapropism, but the rest of the speech went well."
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