First Known Use: 1823
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1malaprop
noun mal·a·prop \ˈma-lə-ˌpräp\
Definition of MALAPROP
: an example of malapropism <was famed for malaprops: he always said “polo bears” and “Remember Pearl Island” and “neon stockings” — Time>
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Origin of MALAPROP
Mrs. Malaprop
Rhymes with MALAPROP
agitprop, barbershop, beauty shop, belly flop, blow one's top, body shop, bucket shop, carrottop, channel-hop, coffee shop, countertop, cover crop, curly top, double-crop, double-stop, drag-and-drop, Ethiop, gigaflop, glottal stop, intercrop, island-hop, lollipop, machine shop, mom-and-pop, mountaintop, open shop, overtop, photo op, rent-a-cop, Ribbentrop, set up shop, soda pop, standing crop, suction stop, table-hop, tabletop, techno-pop, teenybop, turboprop, union shop, whistle-stop, window-shop
2malaprop
adjective \ˌma-lə-ˈprä-pē-ən\
Definition of MALAPROP
: using or marked by the use of malapropisms
Variants of MALAPROP
malaprop or mal·a·prop·ian \ˌma-lə-ˈprä-pē-ən\
First Known Use of MALAPROP
1840
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