30 Funny Times People Tried To Spell Big Words And Failed Miserably This Week (April 20, 2025)

If you’ve ever said “for all intensive purposes” or “ex cetera” with confidence, this gallery is for you—and also gently about you.

The “Bone Apple Tea” page on Reddit has become a treasure trove of language fails, where malapropisms and misunderstood idioms take center stage.

From folks who are just a little too sure of the phrase “escape goat” to those who think “defiantly” means the same thing as “definitely,” these posts are a perfect blend of funny, cringe, and oddly endearing.

Whether you’re a word nerd or just here for the unintentional comedy, you’ll find something in here that makes you shake your head and chuckle.

Language evolves, sure—but sometimes it also just takes a wild detour.

1. Why don’t tattoo places just euthanize their clients

2. I Cannot Even Phantom Using Birth Control

3. Genesis squash

4. Birth sitifigert

5. do you realize this is antisymmetric?

6. A soon

7. Don don

8. Sell my nana illness is going around

9. Cream Delay

10. Frank incest anyone?

11. Remind me to bring the whore door

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13. Tumor Rick

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17. Real chair

18. I’m amphibious

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24. Lame Man Terms

25. Incest Sticks Men’s Colon Fragrance

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Alex Buscemi

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