Malapropisms

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Some of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe, have used malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.

Appearances by character

Lappy 486

• "Tell whim I love." (him) — Sbemail 150?!?

Strong Bad

• "And check out all these speculations!" (specifications) — animal
• "The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned." (sky) — rampage
• "Slumming in at Number Two..." (Coming) — bottom 10
• "The plausibilities are endless!" (possibilities) — disconnected
• "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube." (persons) — looking old
• "When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries." (mercenaries) — more armies
• "It is recommended that you play your game in a large, open space, free of debris, rubble, and flotsam and Jetsons." (jetsam) — Strong Bad Gameways
• "Now maybe I can get some freakin' piece of quiet" (peace and quiet) — Homestar Ruiner

Homestar Runner

• "Yeah yeah, Intellivision" (intelligence) — stupid stuff
• "Worst... commissary... ever." (commentary) — Experimental Film
• "Right, right, a lot of ducks." (bucks) — Halloween Fairstival
• "Do you need medical resistance?" (assistance) — Bug In Mouth Disease
• "That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
• "I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
• "Ooh, I'm a neglected official." (elected) — 4 branches
• "Please, leave a massage." (message) — 8-Bit is Enough
• "Today's missile comes from Josh Keady in Corvallis, Oregon." (missive) — Hremail 2000
• "I'm a lonely Swiss miss lost in a chanted forest!" (an enchanted) — Hremail 2000
• "The Cheat as the thorax? Love it." (The Lorax) — Doomy Tales of the Macabre

Senor Cardgage

• "Come along down for a free canceltation." (consultation) — Senor Mortgage
• "You're every welcome, Valerie." (very) — Senor Mortgage
• "Gamble (or gambol) around the campfire, children." (gather) — Senorial Day
• "Well, if you could just sign right here on the dotty line, the adaption will be complete." (dotted/adoption) — alternate universe
• "Forty-twone will be on your lest." (left) — the movies
• "Can you detect me to the nearest bus stamp?" (direct/stop) — fan club
• "Dump tell no mandy, it's just a land mower turned bankways!" (don't/nobody/lawn/backwards) — concert
• "This is not what I sagged on for!" (signed) — diorama
• "Come see me and this little dog for vera low prices." (very) — Senorial Day
• "I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?" (see/identification) — rated

Homsar

• "I've brought my best foot flowered." (forward) — character video

Others

• "Hollandaise gift collection" (holiday) — what I want
• "Soiled gold ornament" (solid) — what I want
• "But my concession strand is much nicer than this malarky here." (stand) — Puppets on the Road

See Also

• Deliberately Poor English