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Thesaurus: malapropism
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
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Definitions
- n. A word/grotesque">grotesque word/misuse">misuse of a word; a word so used.
- n. the word/unintentional">unintentional word/misuse">misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
- n:100 n. the word/unintentional">unintentional word/misuse">misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar