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malapropism

(n): the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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8 months ago skipdivided said:

"We need a few laughs to break up the monogamy."

about 1 year ago amagnano said:

From dictionary.com:

Mrs. Malaprop, a character in an eighteenth-century British comedy, The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, constantly confuses words. Malapropisms are named after her.

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