Wrong end of the stick

An English idiom meaning to get something wrong by one's approach by making stupid assumptions. To think that something you've been offered is the opposite of what it is. To confuse left and right. To turn an ability into a disability, a solution into a problem.

The wrong end, as opposed to the right end of the stick.

It goes back to the medieval, when people use staffs, or a general purpose stick. One end would be held by its owner.

The right end of the stick is the driving seat, the nice, clean, comfy end.

The wrong end is the dirty, ugly pig-swill stirring, beating-dealing, non-walking-enhancing end.

Picking up another's stick by the wrong end is the sign of an idiot, it often signifies a favour turned into a curse by the recipient by of their foolish eagerness to play the game.

"Nice Rottweiler" said Rufus. I told Rufus the guard dog was having a bad day today, had been growling a lot. What did he do? He went skipping right up to it, tried to cheer it up "oooh poor doggie" and it bit him in the face. Totally got the wrong end of the stick.

by Horton Cum-Studley February 6, 2012

wrong uses for this

Wrong uses for this is writing defintions for such things as "wrong uses for this."

Wrong uses for this would be bashing people on UD, or using it as a forum.

by TornReality October 5, 2004

wrong (noun)

cheap white cider, the kind which costs significantly under a pound per litre

go down the local sketchy an' get us a bottle of wrong mate?

let's get some wrong in and get beasted for election night

by riddimrak June 14, 2005

please note this does not account for all members of the minorities listed above,as in meaning not all black/white/black-wannabe's are like that,but to be fully truthfull alot are,and thats whats wrong with our world nowadays..

A really shitty use of the word tag

If you clicked this, you know

by Freak July 30, 2003

The wrong hole

When you put your penis in the wrong hole in a ladys body (or a man).

'Jade is now blind, due to Marcus puting his penis in the wrong hole'

by bumflufflegend August 20, 2011

Wrongists

Wrongists are the people in power, they don't share any common race, religion, or any other demographic, except they are all WRONG.

dude, you can't win with these wrongists, in power, I mean, pork is legal and marijuana is illegal.

by Comrade Plasternasty April 9, 2009

wrong

modern day version of bad. Something that goes above and beyond the realm of greatness.

Lebron James had the sickest crossover and dunk. Oh my, it was so wrong they musta showed it on Sportscenter 100 times.

This girl at the club had the nicest applebottom, dawg her body was too wrong, I ain't never seen a girl that fine in my life.

by kakarot23 February 5, 2004