[Ads-l] disrobe

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

In linguistics this levity-producing item is referred to as a
malapropism and probably derives from confusion with the word
disbarred. MTG also famously produced the malapropism
gazpacho police (Gestapo).

Gerald Cohen


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"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after New York Judge Arthur
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business fraud verdict against former President Trump last week."

Like "defrocked" but funny.

JL
--
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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