castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 hours agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?external-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 hours agomessage-square57linkfedilinkfile-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.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours 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.”