She will probably saute down about 10 o’clock
Posted: April 28, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, sashay, saunter, saute, words 1 CommentThis was said when a couple thought they would see another colleague. At first I thought it was a malaprop and not a malaphor, as the speaker was replacing sashay with saute. But since the word “down” was used, which is commonly coupled with ‘saunter”, I am convinced it is a word blend of “sashay” (walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner) and “saunter” (walk in a slow, relaxed manner), although saute is an actual word and word blends are more like portmanteaus – see explanation of the difference between a portmanteau and a single word malaphor – https://malaphors.com/2013/02/02/portmanteaus-and-single-word-malaphors/. A big thanks to Kevin Ross for hearing this one and passing it on!
This is why God made Unguentine!