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Wollahwawl-uh

n. Something you've misunderstood for years without knowing it--a familiar word with a weird pronunciation, a favorite saying that means the opposite of what you thought, a well-known factoid that was disproven years ago while you weren't looking--making you want to stress-test the foundations of your understanding of reality.

Etymology

A mispronunciation of the French voila, “behold!” Pronounced “wawl-uh.”

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