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    Updated: Oct 25, 2024
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    malapropism (n): Humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended but has a ludicrously different meaning
    In Richard Sheridan's 1775 play. The Rivals, a character named Mrs. Malaprop calls someone "the pineapple of politeness" instead of "the pinnacle of politeness." In Mrs. Malaprop's honor, similar mistakes are known as malapropisms. Sheridan derived Mrs. Malaprop's name from malapropos. a French import that means not apropos or not appropriate.

    malice (n): ill will; a desire to harm

    meager (adj): thin; of small quantity
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