A malapropism is the use of an incorrect word that sounds similar to the one the speaker/write intended. It usually leads to a nonsensical but unintentionally hilarious sentence.

The subreddit ‘Bone Apple Tea’ (get it? bone apple tea = bon appétit) collects examples of these so we can all get a good laugh (and sometimes learn something).

Below are 20 of our favorites.

And, who knows, you may realize you’ve been saying/writing something incorrectly for years!

1. Anonymous clouds

Maybe this person knows so little about clouds that they all seem anonymous.

Frankly, those don’t even look ominous to us.

Damn those clouds look anonymous from r/BoneAppleTea

2. See, señor…

We suppose this could be a pun since both words refer to someone older.

But what about the ladies?

Señor discount from r/BoneAppleTea

3. All of the child, none of the hassle

Plenty of people wouldn’t mind having a child minus the pregnancy.

But we’re pretty sure mail-order children aren’t a thing.

[Legit] Keep us posted from r/BoneAppleTea

4. Selling quickly

That’s so much better than organic!

No wonder they’re selling better than the raspberries.

Orgasmic Blueberries from r/BoneAppleTea

5. That explains it

If we ran into an antagonistic orthodontist on our way to school we’d be late too.

You can’t always pick your opponents – unlike you’re appointments, which you can.

Orthodontist Opponent from r/BoneAppleTea

6. Motor trouble

Keep geckos out of machinery.

From the Gecko from r/BoneAppleTea

7. Closed for cleaning

We’d definitely want to stay away from a pool plagued by incontinence.

It’s inconvenient but far more hygienic.

Incontinence is the real inconvenience from r/BoneAppleTea

8. Cinnamon eye-rolls

Can we please get an English major in here?

Or just anyone who can spell?

They are cinnamons! from r/BoneAppleTea

9. Don’t get toad

There’s a lot wrong here, but we can’t help but wonder what kind of clean-up is required after a car gets toad.

Try explaining that at the car wash.

Toad… from r/BoneAppleTea

10. Eww

You’ve got to be REALLY close to smell a colon.

Then again, cologne smelled from a distance can be pretty gross too.

[Legit] smelly colon from r/BoneAppleTea

11. Truth

No lies here.

Without the tattoo pen, he could not have gained this embarrassing tattoo.

No pen no gain from r/BoneAppleTea

12. Serious ass ma

We get that asthma is a tough word to spell if you don’t see it often.

But doesn’t a case of “ass ma” seem unlikely to this person?

Ass ma from r/BoneAppleTea

13. The sediment was there

We love it when malapropisms lead to pun wars.

And, to be fair, granite isn’t worth much, so be careful what you trade for it.

[Legit] This post really rocks. from r/BoneAppleTea

14. Too bad they took it off the menu

We’re pretty sure we know why the seizure salad never took off.

And who eats salad from McDonald’s?!

Seizure Salad from r/BoneAppleTea

15. We feel bad for this baby

It’s a good thing spelling ability isn’t inherited.

Although to get a good bass you do need a net. We just think it’ll be a while before the baby goes fishing.

She needs a bass and net!! from r/BoneAppleTea

16. Crack the code

This is not a coding language we’re aware of.

Just one more skill to learn.

Sugar code from r/BoneAppleTea

17. The third type of diabetes

Mercifully, you cannot get diabetes from a tattoo.

Still, we would think Google could have done a better job at guessing.

[legit] Tattoo diabetes from r/BoneAppleTea

18. Lucky 16

There are already enough people at any given time in the Sistine Chapel.

Maybe if they barred everyone who couldn’t spell it, it would be more enjoyable to visit. Everyone else can go to the other 15 chapels.

The Sixteenth Chapel from r/BoneAppleTea

19. So, veal then?

We’re concerned someone is going to overcook the veal.

Flaming Young steaks from r/BoneAppleTea

20. Can do!

To be fair, he asked for it!

Mock my words from r/BoneAppleTea

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