Brazilian eggcorns
Language Log 2024-05-21
Summary:
From André Vítor Camargo De Toledo: Original: "Ideia de Jerico" (An arse's idea) Eggcorn: "Ideia de Girino" (A tadpole's idea) Why it happened: "Jerico" is almost a fossil word, and, to most people, only ever shows up when used in that idiom. It's an old word for "ass", which, as an animal, is associated with […]