Malapropisms

Taste a walk!

Some of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe have used malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.

Appearances by character

Strong Bad

• "But if you want to be cool and have pizzas like me..." (pizzazz) — pizzaz
• "And check out all these speculations!" (specifications) — animal
• "The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned." (sky) — rampage
• "Slumming in at Number Two..." (Coming) — bottom 10
• "Space Captainface! Pretender of the galaxies!" (defender) — space program
• "The plausibilities are endless!" (possibilities) — disconnected
• "Ah, living the sleazy life." (easy) — disconnected
• "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube." (persons) — looking old
• "When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries." (mercenaries) — more armies
• "It is recommended that you play your game in a large, open space, free of debris, rubble, and flotsam and Jetsons." (jetsam) — Strong Bad Gameways
• "Just Another Homeless Romantic" (hopeless) — love poems
• "Now maybe I can get some freakin' piece of quiet around here..." (peace and quiet) — Homestar Ruiner

Homestar Runner

• "Well, if you take a look at my resume, you'll see that I have quite a bit of experience in many different related fields." (résumé) — The Interview
• "Yeah yeah, Intellivision." (intelligent) — stupid stuff
• "Worst... commissary... ever." (commentary) — Experimental Film (commentary)
• "Right, right, a lot of ducks." (bucks) — Halloween Fairstival
• "Hide and Seek" (Hi The Cheat) — theme park
• "I do hate white clowns." (clouds) — dreamail
• "Do you need medical resistance?" (assistance) — Bug In Mouth Disease
• "Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool." (tidal) — keep cool
• "That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
• "I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
• "Ooh, I'm a neglected official." (elected) — 4 branches
• "Hey there, Senator Cardgage Bubs!" (Senor) — original
• "Please, leave a massage." (message) — 8-Bit is Enough
• "And my compliments to the Seth." (chef) — A Death Defying Decemberween
• "Today's missile comes from Josh Keady in Corvallis, Oregon." (missive) — Hremail 2000
• "I'm a lonely Swiss miss lost in a chanted forest!" (an enchanted) — Hremail 2000
• "These doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary." (macabre) - Doomy Tales of the Macabre
• "The Cheat as the thorax? Love it." (The Lorax) — Doomy Tales of the Macabre
• "Without further Mountain Dew..." (ado) — Punkin Show
• "You're my best friend and concubine!" (confidant) — I Killed Pom Pom
• "Hey Can of Town, Tootsmith, did you guys hear that legitimate conversation I was just having?" (King, Poopsmith) — I Killed Pom Pom
• "Oh you wanna fight huh? Let's grow!" (go) — Marzipan Beef Reverser
• "Shine like a dime in the buff!" (diamond in the rough) — Front Facing
• "Take the pool by the horns!" (bull) — Front Facing

Senor Cardgage

• "Come along down for a free canceltation." (on) — Senor Mortgage
• "Home Lawn, Escrow, Re-Financin'—" (loan) — Senor Mortgage
• "You're every welcome, Valerie." (very) — Senor Mortgage
• "Gamble (or gambol) around the campfire, children." (Gather) — Senorial Day
• "Come see me and this little dog for vera low prices." (very) — Senorial Day
• "You doe NOT want to miss any Senorial Day savings action!" and the accompanying on-screen text: "Doe NOT Miss Out!" (do) — Senorial Day
• "Well, if you could just sign right here on the dotty line, the adaption will be complete." (dotted, adoption) — alternate universe
• "Forty-twone will be on your lest." (left) — the movies
• "Can you detect me to the nearest bus stamp?" (direct, stop) — fan club
• "Dump tell no mandy, it's just a land mower turned bankways!" (Don't, nobody, lawn, backwards) — concert
• "This is not what I sagged on for!" (signed up) — diorama
• "I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?" (see) — rated
• "Soggy, junior, come back when you're all grold up." (Sorry) — rated
• "Is this a Frank call?" (prank) — A Decemberween Mackerel
• "Would you care to coincide?" (go inside) — A Decemberween Mackerel
• "You might paste away if you Dinty Moore." (waste, didn't eat more) — A Decemberween Mackerel
• "You rally might, Pez Dispenser." (really) — A Decemberween Mackerel
• "I've been Kuwaiting for you all nice." (night) — Later That Night...
• "Go ahead, take as money as you like." (many) — Later That Night...
• "Prude me in, Couch Z, I'm Reggie Toupee." (Put, Coach, ready to play) — too cool
• "Cumberland down to Terrible Herbst." (Come along) — @StrongBadActual & Social Media Crap Compilation 3

Coach Z

• "This guy's a true consommé professional. (consummate) — Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene Commentary
• "That's our orfigy of the King of Town! Er, arfigy. RPG. First person shooter!" (effigy) — Strong Badia the Free

Homsar

• "Oh no! You (just) shanked my jengaship!" (sank) — Where's The Cheat? and Meeple Grove
• "I've brought my best foot flowered." (forward) — character video

Powered by The Cheat Strong Bad

• "So, okay folks, I gotta go to my next show. See you later nice time!" (next) — mile
• "When we laugh left our heroes, they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore." (last) — bedtime story
• "When the Seventies, there was a commercial for a board game." (in) — Trogdor Was A Man (later reused by Strong Sad in the same toon)

Others

• The Cheat's physiology includes an "ulterior sclipula" (anterior) — big white face
• "Taste a walk!" (Take) — 50K Racewalker cover art
• "Fashion first, ask sections later." (questions) — Stinkomanual
• "But my concession strand is much nicer than this malarky here." (stand) — Shark-Tooth Bubs, Puppets on the Road
• "Ump is down and black is right in this crazy, mixed-up label." (up, white, level) — Stinkomanual
• "No way, Jorge!" (José) — Marzipan, Halloween Potion-ma-jig
• "Tell whim I love." (him) — Lappy 486, Sbemail 150?!?
• "Steven inches" (seven) — Weclome Back
• "Hollandaise gift collection" (holiday) — what i want
• "Soiled gold ornament" (solid) — what i want
• "I'll go by you with a spine-toothed comb!" (fine) — Old-Timey Strong Bad, alternate universe (DVD commentary)
• "This side brown ↓" (down) — magic trick
• "Introducing ALL NEW! Homerun Hitter"; "Homestars Running" (Homestar Runner) — Costume Commercial
• "You got it, hoss" (boss) — Dangeresque, Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque
• A Decemberween Mackerel (Miracle)
• You can't brother me down, Mrs. Strong Fast!" (Bad) — Strong Sad, Strong Bad Classics!

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See Also

• Homophones
• Portmanteaus
• Deliberately Poor English