A malapropism occurs when you say one word but you mean another, like instead of saying a certain restaurant is prosperous, you say it is preposterous. As you can tell, malapropisms are often humorous, though sometimes the joke is on the speaker.
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Noun
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
n.
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Malapropism
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
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