"idiom blend" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: idiom blends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} idiom blend (plural idiom blends)
  1. (rare neologism) A malaphor: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result. Tags: neologism, rare
    Sense id: en-idiom_blend-en-noun-CS7W6AQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

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