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

• tiddlywinks
• tiddy
• tide
• tided
• tide gate
• tide gates
• tide gauge
• tide gauges
• tideland
• tidelands
• tideless
• tide lock
• tide locks
• tidemark
• tidemarks
• tidemill
• tidemills
• tide over
• tide race
• tide races
• tide rip
• tide rips
• tides
• tidesman
• tidesmen