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Other crossword clues for answer "MALAPROP"

MALAPROP
Word mix-up
Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs.
Sheridan character
She says, "As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
Mrs. ___.
She blundered in "The Rivals."
Character in "The Rivals."
Famous Mrs.
Butcherer of words
Famous word butcher
Noted word scrambler
Word mangler
Sheridan's Mrs.
In fiction, diction was her affliction
Sheridan's Mrs. ___
Language blooper
Fictional Mrs.
Linguistic fumbler
Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
Dance a flamingo, e.g.