malapropn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmaləprɒp/, U.S.

/ˈmæləˌprɑp/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Malaprop.

Etymology: < the name of Mrs Malaprop ( < malapropos adv.), a character in R. B. Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) who habitually confuses long words, e.g. in the expression ‘the very pineapple of politeness’ (for ‘the very pinnacle of politeness’).

A. n.

= malapropism n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > incorrect application of words > of a ludicrous nature > instance of

slip-slop1788

slip-sloppism1803

malaprop1814

malapropism1830

malapropoism1834

Dundrearyism1862

1814 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 6 Mar. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 247 Merivale is luckily a very good-natured fellow, or, God he knows what might have been engendered from such a malaprop.

1823 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 171 An agreeable intermixture of malaprops.

1887 Athenæum 5 Feb. 189/1 The expression ‘on suffrage’, a delightful malaprop for ‘on sufferance’.

1990 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicography 30 113 The number of possible malaprops greatly exceeds the number of correct usages.

†B. adj.

= malapropian adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words > with ludicrous effect

slip-slop1766

malaprop1815

malapropian1860

malapropistic1978

1815 Ld. Byron Let. 6 Feb. (1975) IV. 267 I write to you upon mourning paper—..but it is not really malaprop.—for last night was nearly my last.

1840 T. De Quincey Style in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 10/1 But observe..the total absence of all malaprop picturesqueness, that might have defeated its deadly action upon the nervous system.

1878 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. ix. 329 A malaprop use of words.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

malapropv.

Brit.

/ˈmaləprɒp/, U.S.

/ˈmæləˌprɑp/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) from a proper name. Etymons: malaprop n.; proper name Malaprop.

Etymology: Either < malaprop n. or directly < its etymon, the name of Mrs Malaprop.

1. intransitive. To utter a malapropism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > err linguistically [verb (intransitive)] > in use of words

slip-slopa1791

malaprop1959

1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days v. 67 The usage was so wild that I thought he was malapropping.

1985 Observer 6 Oct. 46/7 The urge to malaprop arises from three fine old English qualities..unrepentant ignorance..contempt for other races..the steadfast belief that whatever any English person says must be right.

2. transitive. To make a malapropism of (a word); to utter in the manner of a malapropism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > abuse language [verb (transitive)] > in use of words

malaprop1970

1970 M. Tripp Man without Friends iii. 27 She malaprops any word of more than two syllables.

1998 New Yorker 30 Nov. 24/1 ‘It helps your skin scar better,’ malaprops the counterman about the blue cream.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malaprop
释义	malapropn.adj. Brit. /ˈmaləprɒp/, U.S. /ˈmæləˌprɑp/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Malaprop. Etymology: < the name of Mrs Malaprop ( < malapropos adv.), a character in R. B. Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) who habitually confuses long words, e.g. in the expression ‘the very pineapple of politeness’ (for ‘the very pinnacle of politeness’). A. n. = malapropism n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > incorrect application of words > of a ludicrous nature > instance of slip-slop1788 slip-sloppism1803 malaprop1814 malapropism1830 malapropoism1834 Dundrearyism1862 1814 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 6 Mar. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 247 Merivale is luckily a very good-natured fellow, or, God he knows what might have been engendered from such a malaprop. 1823 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 171 An agreeable intermixture of malaprops. 1887 Athenæum 5 Feb. 189/1 The expression ‘on suffrage’, a delightful malaprop for ‘on sufferance’. 1990 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicography 30 113 The number of possible malaprops greatly exceeds the number of correct usages. †B. adj. = malapropian adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words > with ludicrous effect slip-slop1766 malaprop1815 malapropian1860 malapropistic1978 1815 Ld. Byron Let. 6 Feb. (1975) IV. 267 I write to you upon mourning paper—..but it is not really malaprop.—for last night was nearly my last. 1840 T. De Quincey Style in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 10/1 But observe..the total absence of all malaprop picturesqueness, that might have defeated its deadly action upon the nervous system. 1878 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. ix. 329 A malaprop use of words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). malapropv. Brit. /ˈmaləprɒp/, U.S. /ˈmæləˌprɑp/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) from a proper name. Etymons: malaprop n.; proper name Malaprop. Etymology: Either < malaprop n. or directly < its etymon, the name of Mrs Malaprop. 1. intransitive. To utter a malapropism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > err linguistically [verb (intransitive)] > in use of words slip-slopa1791 malaprop1959 1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days v. 67 The usage was so wild that I thought he was malapropping. 1985 Observer 6 Oct. 46/7 The urge to malaprop arises from three fine old English qualities..unrepentant ignorance..contempt for other races..the steadfast belief that whatever any English person says must be right. 2. transitive. To make a malapropism of (a word); to utter in the manner of a malapropism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > abuse language [verb (transitive)] > in use of words malaprop1970 1970 M. Tripp Man without Friends iii. 27 She malaprops any word of more than two syllables. 1998 New Yorker 30 Nov. 24/1 ‘It helps your skin scar better,’ malaprops the counterman about the blue cream. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1814v.1959
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