🎓 Academic Common Words That Used To Mean Completely Different Things

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Cute (Dates to 1731)

Today's Meaning: Pretty in a youthful way. Original Meaning: Clever, shrewd.

Bully (Dates to 1538)


Today's Meaning: Someone cruel to those weaker. Original Meaning: Sweetheart.

Prestigious (Dates to 1546)


Today's Meaning: Honored. Original Meaning: Involving trickery.

Matrix (Dates to 1555)


Today's Meaning: Pattern of lines and spaces. Original Meaning: Female breeding animal.
Garble (Dates to the 1400s)


Today's Meaning: Cause something to be confusing. Original Meaning: Sift, separate out impurities.
Nervous (Dates to the 1300s)


Today's Meaning: Jumpy. Original Meaning: Sinewy.

Assassin (Dates to the 1200s)


Today's Meaning: Killer of a VIP. Original Meaning: Hashish eater.
Silly (Dates to the 1300s)


Today's Meaning: Foolish. Original Meaning: Innocent.
Nice (Dates to the 1300s)


Today's Meaning: Kind, good. Original Meaning: Foolish, wanton.


Backlog (Dates to 1684)


Today's Meaning: Large number of jobs to be done. Original Meaning: Largest log in the hearth.
Dapper (Dates to the 1400s)


Today's Meaning: Stylish. Original Meaning: Brave.
Girl (Dates to the 1300s)


Today's Meaning: Young female. Original Meaning: Young person, either gender.



Fantastic (Dates to the 1300s)


Today's Meaning: Exceptional. Original Meaning: Existing only in the imagination.
Buxom (Dates to the 1100s)


Today's Meaning: Large-breasted. Original Meaning: Compliant.
Fizzle (Dates to 1598)


Today's Meaning: Fail weakly. Original Meaning: Fart quietly.

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[borugs]

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[jcerana]

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[Ms Extraordinary]

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[Celerity]

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