Eggcorn (en.wikipedia.org)
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An eggcorn is the alteration of a word or phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements, creating a new phrase that is plausible when used in the same context.

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[–] 4 points 1 week ago*

My sister was notorious for her egg corns when she was young. The two that come immediately to mind that she’ll never live down are:

• “Eye bulbs” for “eyeballs”
and
• “Thick-ass brick” for “thick as a brick”

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