NOUN | communication | mixed metaphor | a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect |
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Meaning | A combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect. | |
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Broader | metaphor | A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
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