malaprop

[ mal-uh-prop ]

/ ˈmæl əˌprɒp /

noun

malapropism (def. 2).

Origin of malaprop

First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at Malaprop

OTHER WORDS FROM malaprop

out·mal·a·prop, verb (used with object), out·mal·a·propped, out·mal·a·prop·ping.

Words nearby malaprop

Malang, malanga, Malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos, malar, malar bone

Definition for malaprop (2 of 2)

Malaprop

[ mal-uh-prop ]

/ ˈmæl əˌprɒp /

noun

Mrs., a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.

Example sentences from the Web for malaprop

Have you heard the speculation, The rumor now in circulation: Perry runs with Newt this Fall Malaprop meets know-it-all.
The Song of Newt Gingrich: From Longshot To Hotshot To No Shot||April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jephson is rather bitten by a taste for all that “teleopathy” business, as the old Malaprop calls it.
The Disentanglers|Andrew Lang
Not only Mrs. Malaprop, but also Sir Anthony, form an entirely wrong estimate of themselves.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
A pronoun is a substitute, or (as we once heard a lady of the Malaprop family say), a subterfuge for a noun.
The Comic Latin Grammar|Percival Leigh

Every one should be familiar with Miss Languish and Mrs. Malaprop.
Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson|Thomas Babington Macaulay
And depend on it, Mrs. Malaprop, that they who are so fond of handling the leaves will long for the fruit at last.
The Ontario High School Reader|A.E. Marty

单词	malaprop
释义	malaprop [ mal-uh-prop ] / ˈmæl əˌprɒp / noun malapropism (def. 2). Origin of malaprop First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at Malaprop OTHER WORDS FROM malaprop out·mal·a·prop, verb (used with object), out·mal·a·propped, out·mal·a·prop·ping. Words nearby malaprop Malang, malanga, Malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos, malar, malar bone Definition for malaprop (2 of 2) Malaprop [ mal-uh-prop ] / ˈmæl əˌprɒp / noun Mrs., a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malaprop Have you heard the speculation, The rumor now in circulation: Perry runs with Newt this Fall Malaprop meets know-it-all. The Song of Newt Gingrich: From Longshot To Hotshot To No Shot\|\|April 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Jephson is rather bitten by a taste for all that “teleopathy” business, as the old Malaprop calls it. The Disentanglers\|Andrew Lang Not only Mrs. Malaprop, but also Sir Anthony, form an entirely wrong estimate of themselves. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange A pronoun is a substitute, or (as we once heard a lady of the Malaprop family say), a subterfuge for a noun. The Comic Latin Grammar\|Percival Leigh Every one should be familiar with Miss Languish and Mrs. Malaprop. Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson\|Thomas Babington Macaulay And depend on it, Mrs. Malaprop, that they who are so fond of handling the leaves will long for the fruit at last. The Ontario High School Reader\|A.E. Marty
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