Verboticism: Misdiracktion

'Look at my earrings.'

DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.

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Misdiracktion

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: miss-die-rack-shun

Sentence: his eyes were drawn inevitably downward in what was a stunning piece of misdiracktion

Etymology: misdirection, rack

Points: 386

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