- an
eggcorn is an
unexpectedly ****ing or
creative malapropism. The
autological word "
eggcorn" is
itself an
eggcorn,
derived from acorn.
Eggcorns often...
-
instead of "on tenterhooks" is one of the most
misused English phrases, or
eggcorns,
according to a 2017
survey of two
thousand British adults,
ranking in...
- 1930s
during the
Great Depression. Some
speakers believe that it is an
eggcorn of the
North American indigenous communal meal
known as a
potlatch (meaning...
-
Malapropisms differ from
other kinds of
speaking or
writing mistakes, such as
eggcorns or spoonerisms, as well as the
accidental or
deliberate production of newly...
-
accidentally in
reverse mode but
intended to be in
drive mode.
Bushism Cognition Eggcorn Lapsus Malapropism Metathesis Pun Tip of the
tongue Laplanche, Jean; Pontalis...
- Category:Catchphrases Anti-proverb
Blend word
Blurb Buzzword Cliché
Clickbait Earworm Eggcorn "Holy..."
Jabberwocky Meme
Neologism Proverb Set
phrase Slogan Sound bite...
- to: Old-timer, a
person of old age Old-timer, a
veteran Old-timer, an
eggcorn for
someone with Alzheimer's
disease Old-Timers' Day, a US
baseball tradition...
-
often create a
similar comic effect, are
usually near-homophones. See also
Eggcorn.
During the 1980s, an
attempt was made to
promote a
distinctive term for...
- Back-formation
Backronym Bongo-Bongo (linguistics)
Chinese word for "crisis"
Eggcorn Etymological fallacy False cognate False friend Just-so
story Linguistic...
- and tired,
barefoot and pregnant). The
terms are
often the
targets of
eggcorns, malapropisms, mondegreens, and folk etymology. Some
irreversible binomials...
