mixed metaphorn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtəfə/,

/ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtəfɔː/, U.S.

/ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛdəˌfɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², metaphor n.

Etymology: < mixed adj.² + metaphor n.

The combination of two or more inconsistent or incompatible metaphors, often with humorous effect; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor > types of metaphor

mixed metaphor1800

synaesthesia1932

1753 J. Warton in C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid viii, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. III. 380 (note) Mr. Spence observes, that there is something of the mixed metaphor (or rather mixed allegory) in this passage.

1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. App. 214 We should avoid making two inconsistent metaphors meet on one object. This is what is called mixed metaphor.

1800 C. Lamb in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 199 It seems the Doctor is invariably against the use of broken or mixed metaphor.

1882 Cent. Mag. May 100/2 He had a way..of ‘dropping’ like his own bobolink, with letting down his fine passages with odd conceits, mixed metaphors, and licenses which as a critic he would not overlook in another.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xxiv. 207 I must gird up the loins of my mind and hoe in. Excuse my mixed metaphors.

1992 Esquire July 52/2 Elder writers are allowed twelve mixed metaphors per thousand words no matter how immiscible or risible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mixed metaphor
释义	mixed metaphorn. Brit. /ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtəfə/, /ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtəfɔː/, U.S. /ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛdəˌfɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², metaphor n. Etymology: < mixed adj.² + metaphor n. The combination of two or more inconsistent or incompatible metaphors, often with humorous effect; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor > types of metaphor mixed metaphor1800 synaesthesia1932 1753 J. Warton in C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid viii, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. III. 380 (note) Mr. Spence observes, that there is something of the mixed metaphor (or rather mixed allegory) in this passage. 1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. App. 214 We should avoid making two inconsistent metaphors meet on one object. This is what is called mixed metaphor. 1800 C. Lamb in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 199 It seems the Doctor is invariably against the use of broken or mixed metaphor. 1882 Cent. Mag. May 100/2 He had a way..of ‘dropping’ like his own bobolink, with letting down his fine passages with odd conceits, mixed metaphors, and licenses which as a critic he would not overlook in another. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xxiv. 207 I must gird up the loins of my mind and hoe in. Excuse my mixed metaphors. 1992 Esquire July 52/2 Elder writers are allowed twelve mixed metaphors per thousand words no matter how immiscible or risible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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