What does malaprop mean?
A word or phrase used in place of a similar-sounding but more impressive-sounding word or phrase, often with humorous or embarrassing results. A malapropism is a type of linguistic error.
Example
"The politician's malapropism, saying 'he held a plethora of opinions' instead of 'a plethora of problems', was widely ridiculed."
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