castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoIt does kinda look like a pinecone, though, and “apple” just means “fruit.”
It does kinda look like a pinecone, though, and “apple” just means “fruit.”