"mixed metaphor" meaning in All languages combined

See mixed metaphor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mixed metaphors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mixed metaphor (plural mixed metaphors)
  1. (linguistics) An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: malaphor Translations (Translations): 混合隱喻 (Chinese Mandarin), 混合隐喻 (Chinese Mandarin), ontuva vertausten yhdistelmä (Finnish), ontuva vertaus (note: not necessarily a combination) (Finnish), métaphore mixte [feminine] (French), verknüpfte Metaphern [feminine, plural] (German), mieszana metafora [feminine] (Polish)

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