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United States / United Kingdom · English meaning
A misheard phrase
that almost makes sense.
An eggcorn replaces a word or phrase with a similar-sounding expression that seems plausible in context.
The mistake has
its own internal logic.
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Eggcorn · Wikimedia contributors
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Reviewed: 2026-09-30