Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Trending News

Promoted
forgotten_serenity
forgotten_serenity asked in Entertainment & MusicMovies · 1 decade ago

There was a film or TV show that referenced Mrs. Malaprop....?

But I can't remember what it is. I want to say that it was a girl that made a joke and then had to explain what a Malapropism was. Something like "It's a Malapropism...like Mrs. Malaprop." I don't know. My friends all think I'm nuts and maybe I am.

3 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't know the TV show, but the name comes from the 1775 comedy, The Rivals, by Richard Sheridan. It introduced the humorous character, Mrs. Malaprop. Her name comes from the French mal à propos, which means inappropriate. The self-educated Mrs. Malaprop was always substituting a similar-sounding word for the word that she intended to use.

  • momentary_ecstasy
    1 decade ago

    Emily Deschanel said it on 'This Just Out' with Liz Feldman.

    Source(s): afterellen.com
  • rock_n_roll_rebellion
    1 decade ago

    Don't know.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.