A wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.
Person 1: The United States is wonderful isn't it?Democracy at its finest.
Person 2: That's a Misnomer,The United States is a Republic.If it were a Democracy then Al Gore would have won the 2000 Presidential Election as he had the majority of popular votes.
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1.) A word that has a very decieving name.
2.) Any name defined on the Urban Dictionary
1.) I walked across turtle street expecting turtles, and I saw a bunch of tortoises. #totalmisnomer #toomanyhashtags
2.) Jeff: I looked up my name on the Urban dictionary. I'm a god now.
All sane human beings: Oh, it's a misnomer.
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A misleading name or phrase.
Examples of a Misnomer:
Greenland
Iceland
Strawberry
Blueberry
Government Efficiency
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a teacher used as an excuse to skip class
La'Tron why were you absent from class yesterday?", "man, i was up in misnomer class
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An inappropriate and/or inaccurate designation. When aforementioned designation is made.
A dirty hobo? No, a hobo rides the rails. You misnomered me!