Impostraphie 

When you can’t think of the word apostrophe, you come up with Impostraphie. Sometimes referencing the game among us.

“Are you the Impostraphie?” “Do you use a Impostraphie in this sentence?”

Impostraphie by Belladdpostraogir December 6, 2021

impostrophe 

(n.) The all-too-common typographical error masquerading as an apostrophe, especially on the internet. The apostrophe is also known as an inverted comma since, in its correct form, it does not look like this: ' , but rather like a comma that sits above the baseline.

You bloody art directors are all the same. Kindly remove that impostrophe and replace it with the geniune article.

impostrophe by el revez May 13, 2004

impostrophe 

An apostrophe that's unnecessary. Usually added by people who don't have good grammar skills. It can be found almost anywhere, esp. on social media, like Facebook and Twitter, among others.

Bob noticed the sign on the shop's door read, "Open M-F, 9-5; Sat., 10-4; Closed Sunday's," and realized that the apostrophe wasn't necessary. Thus, he deemed it an impostrophe, or an apostrophe trying to "fit in."

impostrophe by Wordmeister 5000 May 6, 2018