Misspeech: noun. A word, phrase or sentence that is simply wrong and doesn't at all fit into the context of a prior conversation. For example, imagine the following conversation between 'M' and '3':
M: D'ya know there are olives that grow underground in South Sudan?
3: Really? That's amazing! Do they still taste like olives?
M: What the hell are olives?
In the above conversation, M's response to 3's question is a misspeech, because it is clearly wrong and makes little sense.
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