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verb intr.: To misuse a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding word, producing a humorous effect. For example, « pineapple of perfection » for « pinnacle of perfection » (from the play « The Rivals »).

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  1. vamp noun: 1. The front upper part of a shoe. 2. Something patched up or improvised. 3. A short, introductory musical passage, usually improvised, repeated several times. verb tr: 1. To provide a shoe with a new vamp. 2. To piece together; to improvise. verb intr.: 1. To play a short, introductory musical passage several times. noun: A woman who uses her charm to exploit men.…

  2. pythagorize verb intr.: To philosophize or speculate in the manner of Pythagoras or the Pythagoreans. verb tr.: To convert (a person or thing) into another.

  3. spoonerism noun: The transposition of (usually) the initial sounds of words producing a humorous result.

  4. philippize verb intr.: To behave, especially to speak or write, as if corruptly influenced.

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