Perverb

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A statement humorously constructed by merging together two proverbs.

    "A perverb splices the first half of one proverb, or saying, with the second half of another."

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"A perverb splices the first half of one proverb, or saying, with the second half of another."

Etymology

Blend of perverse + proverb.

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