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Malapropisms
A malapropism is loosely defined as the wrong use of a word or term, with the outcome often turning out funny.
Examples: Jesus healed the leopards Making a mountain out of a mole hole The worm's on the other foot now You take me for granite Pacifically (specifically) That butch is a wolf in cheap clothing Ask an elderly person what's new. You'll probably hear a malapropism within a few minutes. Share your favorites... |
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Rene and i have a good friend who is notorious for these.
My favorite so far is "75% half off sale". Guess it really isn't a malapropism but it is funny.
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Look who's calling the kettle black ! in reference to Someone who speaks out both sides of their mouth ~ is this what u mean by malapropism's ?
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True story ....... my sister-in-law was speaking to her mother about me ..... "Mum, did you hear about Deb's autopsy?" Apparently there was dead silence for a few seconds before her Mum said "Autopsy? Are you sure? Deb's on her way over for a cup of tea!" lolol
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my mom has had some doozies...
she once said she needed to get her medicine subscription refilled. Not funny but it’s kinda cute |
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As Yogi Bear once famously said......."Texas has a lot of electrical votes." when he should of said "electoral votes"........
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Norm Crosby was the king of of malapropisms back in the day.......
"Listen to the blabbing brook." Norm Crosby |
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If you're old enough you might remember this one....
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." by Dan Quayle, Vice President |
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Malapropism
A malapropism is the mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, sometimes humorous utterance. The word originates with the character "Mrs Malaprop", a humorous old aunt character in Richard Sheridan's 1775 comedy-of-manners, The Rivals. Here's to: ( That's a lil joke. ) " 'I am a person who recognises the fallacy of humans' George W Bush to Oprah Winfrey. " " 'He eludes confidence' William Bratton, Los Angeles police chief, of Barack Obama's second inaugural speech, 2009."
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MY personal favorite.........
I still laugh about the "book suppository"!!! ~Theo~
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President Bush the son.......
Here is one hilarious malapropism of his..
"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it.” |
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Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Bill Cowher, likely gave his players a scare when he mixed up “circumvent,” meaning “go around,” with a medical procedure.
He said, “We're not attempting to circumcise rules.” |
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Yogi Bear no doubt meant ambidextrous...
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Many moons ago I remember a man with a broken arm coming in to pay a bill. The receptionist asked if she could write the check out for him to help him.
His reply "no its ok I'm bisexual" Obviously meaning ambidextrous |
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