misquotation
noun
mis·quo·ta·tion ˌmis-kwō-ˈtā-shən 
also -kō-
plural misquotations
: the act or an instance of quoting something or someone incorrectly
In the book, Mr. Sullivan offers 10 common "mechanisms" that he says lead to misquotation and incorrect attribution.
Niraj Chokshi
: an incorrect quotation Niraj Chokshi"Play it again, Sam" is a famous misquotation. Bergman's character, Ilsa Lund, tells piano player Sam (Dooley Wilson): "Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By." Jeffrey Sheban
Jeffrey Sheban
Word History
First Known Use
1608, in the meaning defined above
- just the ticket
- just this minute
- just this minute/second
- just this second
- just wait
- just wait until
- just what the doctor ordered
- just yet
- just you wait
- just-folks
- just-in-time
- just-so story
- just/only doing one's job
- justaucorps
- juste-milieu
- juste-milieux
- justed
- juster
- justers
- justest
- justice
- justice clerk
- justice clerks
- justice general
- justice in eyre