mixed metaphor

Noun

Meaning

a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

figure of speech mixed media contradictory metaphor assorted imagery complex metaphor different image mixed imagery speaking metaphorically various euphemism various metaphor

Hypernyms

metaphor

Examples

I hastened to quench a thirst that had been burning a hole in the mixed metaphor of my life ever since I had fondled a quite different Dolly thirteen years earlier. Vladimir Nabokov

Close letter words and terms

mixed media artist mixed media sculpture mixed message mixed methods mixed monarchy mixed mutation