Common Words That Used To Mean Completely Different Things

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Bully (1538)


Today's Definition: Someone cruel to those weaker.

Original Definition: Sweetheart.

Prestigious (1546)


Today's Definition: Honored.

Original Definition: Involving trickery.

Matrix (1555)


Today's Definition: Pattern of lines and spaces.

Original Definition: Female breeding animal.


Garble (1400s)


Today's Definition: Cause something to be confusing.

Original Definition: Sift, separate out impurities.


Nervous (1300s)


Today's Definition: Jumpy.

Original Definition: Sinewy.

Assassin (1200s)


Today's Definition: Killer of a VIP.

Original Definition: Hashish eater.


Silly (1300s)


Today's Definition: Foolish.

Original Definition: Innocent.


Nice (1300s)


Today's Definition: Kind, good.

Original Definition: Foolish, wanton.


Backlog (1684)


Today's Definition: Large number of jobs to be done.

Original Definition: Largest log in the hearth.


Dapper (1400s)


Today's Definition: Stylish.

Original Definition: Brave.


Girl (1300s)


Today's Definition: Young female. Original

Definition: Young person, either gender.



Fantastic (1300s)


Today's Definition: Exceptional.

Original Definition: Existing only in the imagination.


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