@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square95arrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agomessage-square95file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@RedactedlinkEnglish4•5 months agoI thought “cakewalk” was a clever American amalgamation of “a piece of cake” and “a walk in the park”. Turns out it’s actually related to slavery, so probably doesn’t count.
I thought “cakewalk” was a clever American amalgamation of “a piece of cake” and “a walk in the park”.
Turns out it’s actually related to slavery, so probably doesn’t count.