= folk-etymology n. at folk, n. compounds 2; (also) a generally accepted but unsubstantiated theory about the origins of a word or phrase; such…
Misunderstanding or misconception of a word, resulting in an alteration or corruption of it.
usually, the popular perversion of the form of words in order to render it apparently significant.
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