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folk etymology

noun

unscientific etymology; popular but incorrect notion of the origin and derivation of a word: folk etymology may bring about change, as in the case of “cole slaw” becoming “cold slaw”

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  1. ‹ folk dance
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  4. ‹ -folious
  5. ‹ foliose
  6. ‹ foliolate
  7. ‹ folio
  8. ‹ folinic acid
  9. ‹ foliicolous
  10. ‹ folie de grandeur
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