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    [Noun]  | "mis*no*mer" | \ ˌmis-ˈnō-mər \


    1: the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument

    2: a use of a wrong or inappropriate name

    3: a wrong name or inappropriate designation


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English misnoumer, from Anglo-French mesnomer, from mes- mis- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare{mat|nominate|};

    [Noun]  | "misnomer" 


    1: a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate;


      * e.g., " ... International Airport is something of a misnomer, since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local. "



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     [ "misnomer" ]

    1: a teacher used as an excuse to skip class

      * e.g.,  ... La'Tron why were you absent from class yesterday?", "man, i was up in misnomer class 

     [ "Misnomer" ]

    1: A wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: The United States is wonderful isn't it?Democracy at its finest. 

     [ "Misnomer" ]

    1: ) A word that has a very decieving name.

      * e.g.,  ... ) I walked across turtle street expecting turtles, and I saw a bunch of tortoises. #totalmisnomer #toomanyhashtags 


     [ "Misnomer" ]

    2: ) Any name defined on the Urban Dictionary

      * e.g.,  ... ) Jeff: I looked up my name on the Urban dictionary. I'm a god now. All sane human beings: Oh, it's a misnomer. 

     [ "Misnomer" ]

    1: A misleading name or phrase.

      * e.g.,  ... Examples of a Misnomer: 

     [ "Misnomered" ]

    1: An inappropriate and/or inaccurate designation. When aforementioned designation is made.

      * e.g.,  ... A dirty hobo? No, a hobo rides the rails. You misnomered me! 

     [ "Misnomerally" ]

    1: A combination of the words "misnomer" and "nominally," meaning something that is mistakenly called by a certain name or categorized incorrectly

      * e.g.,  ...  The neck pumpkin is misnomerally referred to as a butternut squash. 

     [ "Misnomerism" ]

    1: Misnomerism -- calling one thing something else to link those things. Subcategories: branding, irony, etc

      * e.g.,  ... My Pear laptop makes me think that scripts are models... So I did 2 misnomerisms 

     [ "Misnomerally" ]

    1: A combination of the words "misnomer" and "nominally," meaning something that is mistakenly called by a certain name or categorized incorrectly.

      * e.g.,  ...  The "neck pumpkin" is often misnomerally referred to as a "butternut squash." 

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