Dave, Great list. Here is my favorite to add:
Incredible: now is "good", "very good"; was: "unsubstantiated", "suspect". Ditto unbelievable. See also adverbial forms, incredibly and unbelievably which have come to mean "very". Nick Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University [email protected] https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ -----Original Message----- From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Prof David West Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 5:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FRIAM] words for Nick Wit — now: fun, funny, humorous; then: clever, apt humor, intelligence, acumen, thinker Fizzle — now: to fail, failure; then: to fart quietly Buxom — now: large-breasted; then: compliant or obedient Fantastic — now: unbelievable, superlative, excellent; then: based on fantasy or imagination, of fantasy Girl — now: young female; then: young person of any gender Backlog — now: pending work; then: largest log (literally!) Prestigious — now: honored; then: trickery, illusion, conjuring Bully — now: to be cruel, insulting, or threatening; then: a sweetheart, a fine chap Cute — now: attractive; then: clever, shrewd Meat — now: animal flesh for food; then: all foods Myriad — now: a great number; then: referred to the number 10,000 in ancient Greece - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
