malapropism

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

"Why are people always talkin' about the how much violins there is in the middle east?"

by smakerooni September 18, 2003

malapropist

adjective ; Used to describe a person who frequently makes malapropisms. Someone can be reffered to as a malapropist when making malapropisms becomes habit, or common practice for an individual.
Characters Kath, Kim and Sharon from Australian comedy show "Kath & Kim" can be described accurately as Malapropists.

"That woman said the wrong word again, what a malapropist"

by Emma "Billie Jo" March 28, 2007

malapropism

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

"I would like a piece of piazza."

by emily murda September 16, 2003

malapoopism

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that illustrate that you are full of crap.

"All human beings begin their life as feces," is one of Bush's most famous malapoopisms.

by Thann January 21, 2007

malapopism

A misplaced pop culture reference, usually caused by confusing similar names or words, and referring to someone/something irrelevant or ridiculous in context.

As with a malapropism, the confusion and result are similar; however, rather than confusing the meaning of standard English words, one is confusing similar-sounding names & pop culture references.

A malapopism can also occur when someone is unaware of the fact that the same name refers to a different person/thing/event, and makes an inappropriate reference based on that mistaken assumption.

Both kinds of malapopisms (similar names; same name but different people) in conversation:

Jen: The Cottingley fairies were a hoax, and Arthur Conan Doyle was fooled. James Randi's book tells all about it.
Arshad: Damn fairies, always wanting to restrict the free market! :)
Everyone: *stares blankly*
Arshad: You know... all that Libertarian stuff Randi wrote?
Everyone: Oh, you mean Ayn Rand!
Arshad: ohhh.

Who were the Senators from Illinois before Obama and Durbin?
Well, before Durbin was Paul Simon...
Hah, did he sing "Sound of Silence" to the Senate?
Dude, that's not the same Paul Simon!

by my name is Cos April 2, 2009

malapropism

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

I have too pieces of candy (instead of two)... oops, I did malapropism.

by NerdGirl0512 May 21, 2021

offensive malapropism

Misusing a word in a way that could offend someone.

The YouTube comments section is full of offensive malapropism.

by HiThere,ImustBeSexist June 30, 2014