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Definition eggcorn in American English

eggcorn noun

noun
1

a word or phrase that is misheard leading to a different word or spelling being substituted for the correct one; for example, 'tow the line' instead of 'toe the line'

Example

Apparently I hear Doctor Who has a budget, long behold [=lo and behold] those tigers, wolves and panthers took up the budget instead of people.

Definition eggcorn in American English