Eggcorns

What is Eggcorns?


1.

a lexical mistake, usually in the form of a commonly-used term used in place of a more obscure term.

Some examples of eggcorn are to ferment trouble, the prostrate gland, potatoes old rotten. The writing teacher corrected the eggcorns in the student's composition.

See malapropism, neologism


93

Random Words:

1. Slang term for the female genitalia. Well-known to the Native American. Cute term referring to the genitalia when talking to little gir..
1. A form of easy-listening music that once dominated FM radio. Consists mostly of string orchestra covers of pop and rock songs of the tim..
1. Meaning#1: The act of killing one's iPhone. Meaning#2: A person who murders their iPhone. Ladies and gentelemen of the jury, I sh..