malaphor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result.

/ˈmæ.lə.fə/ /ˈmæl.ə.fɔː/ /ˈmæl.ə.foɹ/ En-us-malaphor.ogg

malaphor malaphors

Blend of malapropism + metaphor; attributed to Lawrence Harrison in the Washington Post article "Searching for Malaphors" (Aug. 6, 1976).

Dundrearyism

antiproverb

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