Ringoism

Noun

Ringoism (plural Ringoisms)

1. 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
   • "Eight Days a Week" offers yet another example of a purported “Ringoism.” Credited as the originator of various malapropisms like some kind of rock ’n’ roll Yogi Berra. ... his well-known—and correctly attributed—title for Revolver’s “Tomorrow Never Knows” has promoted his biographers to toast him...2016 November 21, Womack, Kenneth, The Beatles Encyclopedia Everything Fab Four