When it's a covfefe !!
To be totally honest, at first I
thought Trump meant to type "kerfuffle", not "coverage"...
kerfuffle
Popularity: Top 10% of
words
Of course, "The Donald's"
inadvertently made-up word doesn't meet the strict criteria of 'malaprop'. On
the other hand, my college friend [from way back when] had a few zingers...
CASE IN POINT: She frequently opined that her former boyfriend was
a real 'Bwana Don'. I kept imaging this goofy guy with a chimp when what she really
meant was a lothario skirt-chaser [i.e., a Don Juan] !!
My friend Shellie S. also
liked to talk about her "STIMULATED"
pearls...
And she clearly was not
familiar with the term "salutatorian" when she exclaimed that her
cousin was not the valedictorian of his high school class, but the second
highest ranking student, the 'vale-VIC-torian' !!
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While on the general subject of malaprops, one of my
most humorous memories concerns two moms with whom I was working [at my
children's grade school, Holy Name] many moons ago. We were putting up art work
for an upcoming Open House. There were famous quotes written in the style of calligraphy
as part of this art work. One of the women ['Marcia'] quipped, "Oh, I just
love what that student came up with... 'Speak softly
and carry a big stick' ".
I looked at her a bit quizzically, and asked, "You
don't know to whom that quote is typically ascribed?"
She replied 'No', and so did the other mom, 'Michelle'.
"O.K. ,
I'll give you ladies a hint [I said]...the person I have in mind is also famous
for having the teddy bear named after him."
"Oh, that's easy!", they both exclaimed.
Then to my utter surprise, two names were blurted out
in unison by these hapless gals: Paddington!! Winnie the Pooh!!
There
are malaprops, and there are puns...
I
LOVE PUNS !
EPILOGUE:
Oh,
how did I forget about another of Shellie's zingers!
She
opined that a wealthy acquaintance of hers was "born on the silver
platter". I had to wonder whether this individual also had a silver spoon
hanging out of their mouth ... the latter having been handed
to them "on a silver platter" !!
... And then there's
this last tidbit
...
I've heard folks yell out "COOTIES!" when what they meant
to say was KUDOS!
And some poor guy I know used the term
"fox paws" at a job interview...
I'm still laughing!!!!
