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malaphor
Noun
rare
Japanese Meaning
二つ以上の慣用句や比喩が誤って混合され、不自然または意味不明な表現になってしまった誤用。 / 似た意味や形式を持つ表現が混ざり合うことによって生じる、意図しない連語の誤用。
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(rare) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result.
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malaphor
During the meeting he accidentally used a malaphor—mixing 'beat around the bush' with 'bite the bullet'—and everyone laughed.
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During the meeting he accidentally used a malaphor—mixing 'beat around the bush' with 'bite the bullet'—and everyone laughed.
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