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Common Words That Used To Mean Completely Different Things

**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.