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What is the most confusing misnomer you've seen? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 months ago by castiellon@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is "guinea pig" originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.

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[–] okmko@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Mistletoe.

It looks neither like mist, nor rain, nor missile, or definitely not a toe.

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It's also a parasite

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[–] okmko@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Lool TIL. I remember learning the word for the first time as a kid and was just so confused.

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