Misnomer Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

A misnomer is an incorrect or misleading name for a thing. They are often idiomatic.

Examples

• Comic books are illustrated stories of any genre or tone, not necessarily funny.
• Dry cleaning often uses fluid such as naphtha, making clothes wet.
• The "lead" in modern pencils is made of graphite and clay, not lead.
• Koala bears are herbivorous marsupials, unrelated to the carnivorous bear family.
• Chinese checkers is not Chinese (or even Asian) in origin.
• French fries are of Belgian origin.
• The Fundamental theorem of algebra can be proved from the axioms and is therefore not fundamental.
• Peanuts are legumes, not nuts.

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• malapropism

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