ALL meanings of malaprop
mal·a·prop
M m - noun malaprop Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words. 1
- noun malaprop The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “ dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ). 1
- noun malaprop Mrs.a character in Sheridan's play The Rivals, who makes ludicrous blunders in her use of words 0
- adjective malaprop using or characterized by malapropisms 0
- noun malaprop malapropism (sense 2) 0