In a jazz context, "That band really sucks" means a band that's so bad it can't blow. No other meaning.
Joel Sears -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Smith Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Finale] Dare I?? O.T. 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 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
