People Are Sharing The Everyday Things That Have "Dangerously Misleading" Names, And WOW, I Did Not Know What Some Of These Really Meant
Siena Giljum
·5-min read
Ah, names. They help us identify things, converse about them, and understand them. They're great — most of the time. There are more than a few names out there that do NOT mean what you'd expect, and that can mean some real trouble.
In r/AskReddit, u/Different-Citron-984 recently asked people to chime in with things they think have "dangerously misleading names." They're funny, weird, and, at times, mildly horrifying. Here they are:
1.Flushable Wipes
Expectation:
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2.Rocky Mountain Oysters
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3.Inflammable
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4.Water Moccasin
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5.Spotted Dick
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6.Ringworm
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7.Low Head Dam
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8.Sex Wax
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9.Sweetbread
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10.Yellowcake
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11.Long Island Iced Tea
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12.Baby Aspirin
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13.Bear Spray
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Have you ever been shocked to find out that the name of something you thought meant one thing meant quite another? (I don't think I'll ever recover from that "sweetbread" revelation.) Let's commiserate in the comments.
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