Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.
Editors of newspapers allow more vulgarisms to go to print today than they used to.
A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.