Missonym

What is Missonym?


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A reference or comparison which is exactly opposite of what is intended by the speaker/writer. A complete literary miss.

Talking about the Toyota Volta as the "Priapus", where the figure Priapus had an erection he couldn't control is a missonym because sports cars indicate sexual impotence.


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