malapropism /malˈə-pro-pi-zm/

1. The misapplication of words without mispronunciation, from Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play, The Rivals, who uses words malapropos
2. A word so used

• cockling
• cocklings
• cockloft
• cocklofts
• cockmatch
• cockmatches
• cockney
• cockneydom
• cockneydoms
• cockneyfication
• cockneyfied
• cockneyfies
• cockneyfy
• cockneyfying
• cockneyish
• cockneyism
• cockneyisms
• cockneys
• cocknified
• cocknifies
• cocknify
• cocknifying
• cock of the loft
• cock-of-the-rock
• cock of the walk