mal·a·prop·ism n.
Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
A confused use of words in which an appropriate word is replaced by one with similar sound but ludicrously inappropriate meaning.
Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
A confused use of words in which an appropriate word is replaced by one with similar sound but ludicrously inappropriate meaning.