☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoCan't think of a more definitive sign reallylemmy.mlimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1369
arrow-up1369imageCan't think of a more definitive sign reallylemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squaredoleolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIs there a word for words that used to have an extremely different meaning to that which they contemporarily have? You know, like how ‘bully’ used to mean ‘darling’.
Is there a word for words that used to have an extremely different meaning to that which they contemporarily have?
You know, like how ‘bully’ used to mean ‘darling’.
the term is semantic drift
Thanks!