- Dogberryism
- Dogˈberryism nounAn utterance worthy of Dogberry, ie wordy consequential blundering and malapropism• • •Main Entry: ↑dog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Malapropism — A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra s statement: Texas has a lot of electrical votes, [1] rather than electoral votes . Contents 1… … Wikipedia
dogberry — I. /ˈdɒgbəri/ (say dogbuhree) noun Rare any ignorant and blundering official. {from Dogberry, a constable in Shakespeare s Much Ado About Nothing} –dogberryism, noun II. /ˈdɒgbɛri/ (say dogberee), / bəri/ (say buhree) noun (plural dogberries) 1 …
