A combination of the words "misnomer" and "nominally," meaning something that is mistakenly called by a certain name or categorized incorrectly
1. The neck pumpkin is misnomerally referred to as a butternut squash.
2. The restaurant claimed to serve authentic Italian food, but the dishes were only misnomerally Italian.
3. He misnomerally described himself as an expert, even though he was more of a Jack of all trades, master of none.
2. The restaurant claimed to serve authentic Italian food, but the dishes were only misnomerally Italian.
3. He misnomerally described himself as an expert, even though he was more of a Jack of all trades, master of none.
by Nik Xero November 24, 2024
Get the Misnomerallymug. Misnomerism -- calling one thing something else to link those things. Subcategories: branding, irony, etc
by jsegerton February 5, 2020
Get the Misnomerismmug. A combination of the words "misnomer" and "nominally," meaning something that is mistakenly called by a certain name or categorized incorrectly.
1. The "neck pumpkin" is often misnomerally referred to as a "butternut squash."
2. The restaurant claimed to serve authentic Italian food, but the dishes were only misnomerally Italian.
3. He misnomerally described himself as an expert, even though he was more of a Jack of all trades, master of none.
2. The restaurant claimed to serve authentic Italian food, but the dishes were only misnomerally Italian.
3. He misnomerally described himself as an expert, even though he was more of a Jack of all trades, master of none.
by nexzed November 24, 2024
Get the Misnomerallymug.