On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:

Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but which in certain situations mean the same thing?

Example: Cool, Hot That's really cool! That's really hot! (both meaning essentially "that's really phat!") ;-)


Or, "That band really sucks!" "That band really blows!"

(But only in a rock/pop context. In a jazz context, "That band really blows" means it improvises with extraordinary creativity and group sensitivity.)

8-)

Christopher

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