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Originally Posted by Lovebird
So earlier in the thread, I talked about misused phrases like "doggy-dog world." It turns out there's a name for that kind of thing. It's called an eggcorn. I don't know why, but my guess is that it comes from somebody mishearing the word "acorn," and calling it an eggcorn. "Mondegreen" is another word for the same thing, but it's used primarily for misheard lyrics in a song or poem now, with "eggcorn" being the word for conversation.
This looks like a fun site. The Eggcorn Database |
Wow, eggcorn! I had that word swimming in the recesses of my brain somewhere. Some people call them "bunkerisms", after Archie Bunker on All In The Family. My sister had a textbook, and there was a page about that specific topic. I had an ex who, because of the way he spoke, reminded me of Archie Bunker. If he was describing someone who was drunk, he would say that they were "obliviated", or he would say "supposably". There were many more, but I can't think of them right now.