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

• mugger
• muggers
• muggier
• muggiest
• mugginess
• mugginesses
• mugging
• muggings
• muggins
• mugginses
• muggish
• muggle
• muggles
• Muggletonian
• muggy
• Mughal
• mug-house
• mug-houses
• mug-hunter
• mug-hunters
• mugs
• mug shot
• mugshot
• mug shots
• mugshots