@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square68arrow-up170arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agomessage-square68file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@AliasAKAlinkEnglish5•4 hours agoMaybe also egg corn? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F12LSAbos7A&t=467s&pp=ygULTWFsYXByb3Bpc20%3D
Maybe also egg corn?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F12LSAbos7A&t=467s&pp=ygULTWFsYXByb3Bpc20%3D