útúrsnúningur

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From að snúa út úr (to misconstrue intentionally).

Noun[edit]

útúrsnúningur m

  1. the act of being intentionally obtuse; to intentionally misinterpret someone's words; deliberate misconstruction
  2. to deliberately give a non-sensical response

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