Definition of Eggcorn. Meaning of Eggcorn. Synonyms of Eggcorn

- An eggcorn is the alteration of a phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements, creating a new phrase having a different...
- 1930s during the Great Depression. Some speakers believe that it is an eggcorn of the North American indigenous communal meal known as a potlatch (meaning...
- to words that are derived from the same root, i.e. cognate words. -onym Eggcorn Heteronym (linguistics) Paronymic attraction Word ladder "paronym". Oxford...
- 1597), Shakespeare play featuring the earliest known use of the phrase Eggcorn, idiosyncratic word substitutions such as baited breath for bated breath...
- Category:Catchphrases Anti-proverb Blend word Blurb Buzzword Cliché Clickbait Earworm Eggcorn "Holy..." Jabberwocky Meme Neologism Proverb Set phrase Slogan Sound bite...
- accidentally in reverse mode but intended to be in drive mode. Bushism Cognition Eggcorn Lapsus Malapropism Metathesis Pun Tip of the tongue Laplanche, Jean; Pontalis...
- immunization by citing fear that vaccines might make him "artistic", an eggcorn play on the word autistic, that is literally realized in the episode. Randy...
- with any of the proposed etymologies, so "tow the line" is a linguistic eggcorn. Its modern-day use includes the context of partisan or factional politics...
- type of furniture used to store pies prior to home refrigeration; or an eggcorn of "It's just pie" due to a misinterpretation of the pronunciation "It's...
- for a closer rendering, though models are easy to find." Bowdlerization Eggcorn Euphemism Expletive deleted Four-letter word Fuddle duddle Hlonipha "Definition...