Ringoism.
A malapropism from Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles.
Meaning & usage
A malapropism from Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles.
I had used it in In His Own Write, but it was an off-the-cuff remark by Ringo Starr, one of those malapropisms – a Ringoism – said not to be funny, just said. So Dick Leser said, ‘We are going to use that title,’ and the next morning I brought in the song. — John Lennon
Where this word comes from
From Ringo + -ism, coined by bandmate John Lennon.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.