Malaphors.

[Sigmund]

Hola!

What's a malaphor you ask?

Malaphor is an informal term for a mixture of two aphorisms, idioms, or clichés (such as "We'll burn that bridge when we come to it"). Also called an idiom blend.

For example

"You hit the nail right on the nose."
(A combination of "You hit the nail right on the head" and "That’s right on the nose.”)

"She really stuck her neck out on a limb."
("Stuck her neck out" and "went out on a limb") . . .
"I can’t make these split-minute decisions."(split-second; last-minute)

I like this one,

"We'll burn that bridge when we come to it".

Have you heard any cool or funny malaphors?

Thank you!

 

[fljoe0]

They stayed away in droves.

 

[Grandpa]

Don't let the door that swings both ways hit you in the a$$, because when it shuts, another one opens.

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[TheRedQueen]

...sorry.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

It’s not rocket surgery.

 

[Neesy]

Hola!

What's a malaphor you ask?

Malaphor is an informal term for a mixture of two aphorisms, idioms, or clichés (such as "We'll burn that bridge when we come to it"). Also called an idiom blend.

For example

"You hit the nail right on the nose."
(A combination of "You hit the nail right on the head" and "That’s right on the nose.”)

"She really stuck her neck out on a limb."
("Stuck her neck out" and "went out on a limb") . . .
"I can’t make these split-minute decisions."(split-second; last-minute)

I like this one,

"We'll burn that bridge when we come to it".

Have you heard any cool or funny malaphors?

Thank you!

I can't think of any at the moment but there is a cartoon called Crankshaft that is in our local paper - he uses these malaphors a lot.

Spoiler

 

[Neesy]

Another one from Crankshaft (I cannot find the cartoon to post):

I need to lose weight - maybe I'll try some of this glutton free stuff.

 

[Paddy C]

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...sorry.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't.

 

[Grandpa]

Well, these are all one blintz short of a combination plate.

Look, if you want to keep this going, it's your cross to bear that sh!ts in the woods. Don't breathe down my back getting up about it. I'm not going to follow you like lemmings to the slaughter. I'm going to dig in my time heels all wounds until Sigs throws me under the bulls.