- used in the same context. The
autological word "
eggcorn" is
itself an
eggcorn,
derived from acorn.
Eggcorns often arise as
people attempt to make
sense of...
- 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...
-
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...
-
often create a
similar comic effect, are
usually near-homophones. See also
Eggcorn. Same-sounding (homophonous, or homophonic)
phrases are
often used in various...
-
Malapropisms differ from
other kinds of
speaking or
writing mistakes, such as
eggcorns or spoonerisms, as well as the
accidental or
deliberate production of newly...
- Category:Catchphrases Anti-proverb
Blend word
Blurb Buzzword Cliché
Clickbait Earworm Eggcorn "Holy..."
Jabberwocky Meme
Neologism Proverb Set
phrase Slogan Sound bite...
- and tired,
barefoot and pregnant). The
terms are
often the
targets of
eggcorns, malapropisms, mondegreens, and folk etymology. Some
irreversible binomials...
- for a
closer rendering,
though models are easy to find."
Bowdlerization Eggcorn Euphemism Expletive deleted Four-letter word
Fuddle duddle Hlonipha "Definition...
- versa. Puns also bear
similarities with paraprosdokian, syllepsis, and
eggcorns. In addition,
homographic puns are
sometimes compared to the stylistic...
- 1597),
Shakespeare play
featuring the
earliest known use of the
phrase Eggcorn,
idiosyncratic word
substitutions such as
baited breath for
bated breath...
