To deliberately misinterpret what someone says or does. As misinterpretation is to mistakenly interpret someone's words or actions, disinterpretation is is to deliberately fail to interpret someone's words or actions correctly.
Karen is wilfully disinterpreting our border and immigration policy to everyone she speaks to, because she enjoys saying people are filled with of hate.
When somebody has a lack of understanding for something and misconstrues it into something else that changes the intended meaning.
Person 1 talking to Person 2 about an incident last night.
Person 1: "you tried to manipulate me!"
Person 2: "no, I was trying to help you! You misinterpretive whore!"
To pretend to know the meaning of a word and incorrectly use, explain or define it to others.
After Jimmy explained that his boss presented the material in a languid manner, Sally, having no clue but wanting to sound educated, nodded and misinterpretated to her friends that she didn't like bosses who used too many words either.
When someone looks at a guy in a swimsuit, or in tight boxers, and misinterprets the size of the penis in it. Usually, bulge misinterpretation (or BMI) is only used when the estimate was in the favour of the estimand, i.e. several sizes too large.
"I met him in the swimming pool, and I really thought he was packing, but turns out I made quite the bulge misinterpretation! I was thinking salami, but it was more like frankenweenie."
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.