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posted 12 October 2021 11:37 AM
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25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To

It’s inevitable that words will change over time. In some instances, words gain new meanings entirely different from their original definition.


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posted 12 October 2021 07:59 PMHide Post
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posted 13 October 2021 07:42 AMHide Post
Where's the alternate meaning of "bad" on that list?
 
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posted 13 October 2021 02:25 PMHide Post
Fascinating. I love wonky language stuff like this.

I just recently complained about the newly popular use of the word "drop" to mean the opposite of what it used to mean.

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