Raymond Horton wrote:
Joel Sears wrote:
In a jazz context, "That band really sucks" means a band that's so bad
it can't blow. No other meaning.
Joel Sears
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
In the original, non-musical meaning of the two words, suck and blow
mean the same thing, and neither is a really accurate description of the
act, but at least the former implies the correct direction.
I don't think what you are hinting at are the original non-musical
meanings of those two words.
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David H. Bailey
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