A wild eggcorn: “fist to cuffs” instead of “fisticuffs.”
Great find, Lauren! Fisticuffs is such a great word; I feel sad that it was broken apart this way.
4 months ago • 15 notesEgg Corns
An eggcorn is what happens when someone tries to use a word or expression that they've heard, but never seen written down. The name comes from someone calling an acorn an "eggcorn." You can learn more here.
I will be posting eggcorns, mangled idioms, and other examples of language that make me laugh or make my head hurt.
My personal tumblr is unicornery.
Mail me: ms_blue_sky @ me.com
My personal tumblr is unicornery.
Mail me: ms_blue_sky @ me.com
January 14, 2012
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loneeel reblogged this from eggcorn and added:
The worst part is that’s not even how you use “fisticuffs”! I mean, it makes sense, but it’s nonstandard.
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eggcorn reblogged this from loneeel and added:
Great find, Lauren! Fisticuffs is such a great word; I feel sad that it was broken apart this way.
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dancingvirginia said:
Ah, I learned a new word today: eggcorn
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