snúa út úr
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "to twist out from".
Verb[edit]
- to be intentionally obtuse; to intentionally misinterpret someone's words; to deliberately misconstrue
- Vertu ekki að snúa út úr fyrir mér! ― You're deliberately misinterpreting what I said.
- to deliberately give a nonsensical response
Derived terms[edit]
- útúrsnúningur (“intentional misinterpretation”)