English
malaphor
Blend of malapropism + metaphor; attributed to Lawrence Harrison in the Washington Post article "Searching for Malaphors" (Aug.
A blend of malapropism + metaphor
Ancient Greek μεταφέρω ‘to transfer, apply’
Ancient Greek μεταφορά ‘transference’
Latin metaphora ‘a metaphor’
Middle French métaphore
English metaphor
The story
Blend of malapropism + metaphor; attributed to Lawrence Harrison in the Washington Post article "Searching for Malaphors" (Aug. 6, 1976).
Today it means
noun An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result.
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Etymograph / malaphor