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malaphor

noun
/ˈmæ.lə.fə/UK/ˈmæl.ə.foɹ/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from μεταφορά
  2. derived from metaphora
  3. derived from métaphore
  4. compounded as malaphor — “malapropism + metaphor”

Definitions

  1. An idiom blend

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

    • Among Swift's favorite malaphors are "He's a ragged individualist"; "I was up at the crank of dawn"; and "He's a fly in the oatmeal."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for malaphor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA