malapropism
C13152
concept
A malapropism is the humorous or nonsensical misuse of a word by confusing it with another similar-sounding word, often unintentionally.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| malapropism canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: malapropism
Generated description
A malapropism is the humorous or nonsensical misuse of a word by confusing it with another similar-sounding word, often unintentionally.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Yogi-isms | — |