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Language is a pretty complex thing, and if you’re not a native speaker of a particular one, it’ll confuse the fuck out of you – especially English. For example, we’ve got words that can have both positive and negative meanings, all at once, depending on context and geography.
Below, you’ll find both the good and the bad definitions, starting with the most common one. While some might be a little outdated, the root meaning of the word is still valid, so technically, it’s still correct.
Makes my head pulse, just trying to sort it all out.
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The Good
We all know the meaning of this one, but I bet you didn’t know that this particular meaning only came about in the 1700’s to mean “satisfactory, pleasant, virtuous, respectable and proper.”
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The Bad
Prior to that, nice used to mean “silly, foolish, senseless or stupid.” In ancient times, it even was used to describe people that were “ignorant, unaware, strange, slothful or cowardly.”
That’s not very nice, at all.
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The Good
Currently, this is a positive word to mean “extremely good and/or wonderful.”
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The Bad
The word terrific comes from the 1600’s Latin word Terrificus to mean something that causes terror and fills you with fear. From the 1600s-1800’s, that what it meant, and technically, if you take it literally, what it still means.
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The Bad
In its original meaning, this word represents “not good in any manner.”
Pretty straightforward, right?
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The Good
Sometime, during the Jazz age, the word shifted into a positive word, meaning something was cool or amazing, like “that was a bad sax solo, man.” This was also paired with sick & wicked; which totally mean the opposite of what they’re supposed to, but also, still mean the same thing that they always have.
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The Bad
Today, when you call someone a bimbo, you’re probably referring to a less-than-articulate woman with loose morals, who’s most likely an airhead. And before you get on my case, that’s not my definition; it’s society’s, mmmkay?
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The Good
Try wrapping your mind around this one; in Italian Bimbo means “a male baby,” while a girl is a Bimba. But then somehow in the 1920’s, the term began it’s use in the English language to refer to a dumb man, but then evolved in the 50’s to refer exclusively to basic bitches of the world.
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The Bad
In the early 20th century, this word evolved to mean “a lusty, rough-edged woman.”.
Wasn’t always the case though.
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The Good
The earliest use of the term in the 1200s and 1300s was to describe “a young girl, maid, or female child.” Over the next hundred years, it became the term to describe lower-class working women, and as a term of endearment for your sweetheart.
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The Bad
This one is also pretty obvious – sad is sad. You’re filled with sorrow and distress and you’re emotional.
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The Good
But the original use of the word sad meant “to feel content, or to be sated.” Over time, that also included feelings of weariness, feeling settled and also “strong, dignified, learned and discrete.” Then, by the 1800’s, it became the word we know today.
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The Good
Generally, we use this word in a positive way constantly. It can mean “extraordinary in excellence” and also ” great in size, amount or intensity.”
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The Bad
But, when you look at the root of the word, you’d be surprised what it actually means. Back in the 1600’s, it meant “that is to be trembled at, fearful, dreadful, frightful, terrible.” Took some to break out of that pigeonhole to what it means now.
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The Bad
In its most basic definition, this word is used to describe someone as “powerless and helpless, trifling, frail, flimsy, feeble and unsophisticated.” It also describes someone who lacks good judgement and is foolish.
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The Good
But in its original form, dating back to the 1200s, the word meant “blessed and happy”. It also used to mean innocent.
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The Bad
Today, we describe this word as “extraordinary in a bad way, glaring and flagrant,” and also “conspicuously bad, wrong or offensive.” And that’s how it was used back in the 1500s and 1600s, too.
But at the same time, it also had a parallel meaning.
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The Good
Based on its root word in Latin, this word also meant “outstanding, excellent, splendid, distinguished, eminent, extraordinary and striking.”
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Today, the word prestigious is used to describe something worthy of high status and respect – it has prestige.
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The Bad
Going back to the 1600-1700’s, the word actually meant “full of tricks/cheater.” This is why magicians and illusionists are the masters of prestidigitation, aka slight of hand.
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The Good
At the moment, doodling is a harmless pastime-drawing pictures that have no meaning, when bored and/or distracted.
But the original meaning of the word was a little bit dark.
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The Bad
The word doodle comes from the German word dudenkopf, which means “fool.” It’s also where we get the word “dawdle” and “dude.”
Whelp, fuck.
Via Dictionary.com
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