Friday, January 20, 2006

Missnomer

Meaning: A girl whose name belies her looks.
Usage: Harry looked at the reservation chart and was delighted to discover that some Malaika Arora is seated beside him...his dreams came to a shattering end- as she turned out to be a missnomer.[This word has a negative connotation.]
Pronounciation: miss-no-mer
Root: a variation of misnomer