Malapropism

[Becky]

This is when someone abuses the wrong worm so you cant understudy what theyre crying to play.

[Merna]

a word mistakenly used in place of a similar sounding word, usually by the President of the United States

[Kit]

Comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character in The Rivals - a 1775 play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. She imagines herself to be learned but betrays her ignorance by using words that sound similar to those she intends to use.

[Marquetta]

A word which purposely replaces another word within a common phrase or addage, with humorous, or ironic intention.

[Little_Girl]

1. When something is inappropriately named
2. When someone uses a name/word in an improper context

[Renato]

Diction humor. Choosing the wrong word, resulting in a comic effect. The character Mrs. Malaprop was an Elizabethan Rosanne Rozanna-danna.

[Gregory]

the humorous use of two words that sound alike when said but are essentially different.

[Cami]

the wrong use of one word instead of another word because they sound similar to each other, with results that are unintentionally funny