They know what someone is who doesn’t have their own skin colour. Surely that must count for something
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starik@lemmy.zip 1 day agomisnomer [mis-ˈnō-mər ] noun. a metaphor that doesn’t make sense
kingofras@lemmy.world 1 day ago
adj16@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In case anyone thinks you’re being serious:
misnomer /mĭs-nō′mər/
noun
www.wordnik.com/words/misnomer
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/…/misnomer
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misnomer
TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
For what ever reason, your assumption that someone would just take it at face value and, presumably, use it incorrectly, made me think of that female redditor that used to call her short brother “a grower, not a shower” in front of people until she learned what it meant.
adj16@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
😂