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/maləˌtrōp/ noun noun: Malatropeism the mistaken use of a meme or trope in place of a similar one, often with an intended amusing effect. As an example, someone posts a picture of Gandalf, quoting Game of Thrones, "Brace yourself. Winter is coming!", and attributes it to: "-Dumbledor". It is not required to be intentional. In March of 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama erroneously referred to a "Jedi Mind Meld" at a press conference on sequester deliberations. Jedi, of course, being an integral group in the Star Wars lexicon and the Mind Meld, a communications tactic of the Vulcan race in the Star Trek universe. It should be noted, the above example, while humorous to most, angered many avid fans of the respective franchises.
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