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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

What is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?

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What is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

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

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