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I think "malapropism" can be used for both intentionally and unintentionally mangled words.
by thedailymail 5y ago
I think "malapropism" can be used for both intentionally and unintentionally mangled words.
- sydthrowaway 5y agoisn't intentionally mangled a portmanteau?
- robbedpeter 5y agoI think a portmanteau requires every piece of the word to be part of another word, and semantics from each component word are partially maintained by the new meaning. Malapropism is what I was looking for, though - thanks to you both.