confusingtag
nounUK /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ tæɡ/
US /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ tæɡ/
A confusingtag is a label that makes you feel mixed up about what something is.
The box had a confusingtag that said both 'open' and 'closed' at the same time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A game where players must guess what a strange label really means.
We played confusingtag at the party and nobody guessed the right answer.
3. A nickname someone gives you that makes people misunderstand who you are.
His confusingtag 'the quiet one' was funny because he never stops talking.
4. A computer code word that makes a program behave in an unexpected way.
The programmer found a confusingtag that made the website show the wrong colors.