eggcorn: lambash

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Mar 24, 2006, at 4:57 PM, Matt Gordon wrote:

> I heard an example of 'lambash' as an apparent eggcorn of
> 'lambaste' on a podcast today. Google finds a few other examples
> including:
> "I was honestly prepared to lambash this test for being too simple."
> from http://polycronics.livejournal.com/
>
> I was really hoping to find it spelled 'lambbash' which might
> support an anti-ovine folk etymology. Alas, no such luck.

even so, it's a nice eggcorn, an improvement on totally opaque
"lambaste" in favor of an only half-opaque version.

arnold

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