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adj16@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIn case anyone thinks you’re being serious:
misnomer /mĭs-nō′mər/
noun
- An error in naming a person or place.
- Application of a wrong name.
- A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or object.
www.wordnik.com/words/misnomer
TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
For what ever reason, your assumption that someone would just take it at face value and, presumably, use it incorrectly, made me think of that female redditor that used to call her short brother “a grower, not a shower” in front of people until she learned what it meant.
adj16@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
😂