Counter-clockwise
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Used to confuse someone in the process of making a counter-clockwise maneuver, causing them to reverse direction against all logic and reasoning. The grinding of mental [gears] ensues as the individual instinctively reverses direction, thus moving [clockwise], even though the suggested correction indicated a change to counter-clockwise. [Tons of fun] at parties.
Counter-clockwise meaning & definition 1 of Counter-clockwise.