malir sal

Spanish

Etymology

From a hyperthesis of salir mal (“to go wrong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˌliɾ ˈsal/ [maˌliɾ ˈsal]
• Syllabification: ma‧lir sal

Phrase

malir sal

1. (chiefly humorous) Deliberate misspelling of salir mal. (go wrong)

   Nada puede malir sal, ¿verdad?

   Nothing can go wrong, right?

Usage notes

The use of "malir" as a conjugated verb (malió sal, malerá sal) is much less common then its indefinite form.