Up to state

This one was heard on a recent House Hunters episode on HGTV. The real estate agent asked the potential homebuyer what kind of home she was looking for. Her response was, “Up to state, modern.” This is a congruent conflation of “up to date” and “state of the art”, both meaning to use the most current techniques and technology. “Date” and “state” rhyme so it looks and sounds like a malaprop, but on closer inspection it is indeed a blend of two idioms, qualifying as a malaphor. A big thanks to Fandango for hearing this one and sending it in!