☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoCan't think of a more definitive sign reallylemmy.mlimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down11
arrow-up1399arrow-down1imageCan't think of a more definitive sign reallylemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squaredoleo@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days 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!