10 Words That Mean the Opposite of What They Used to Mean…

Thanks to cultural changes, incorrect translations, and a host of other reasons, word meanings often

shift over time. Here are ten words that have done a complete 180 swing.

1.  Awful: Current meaning: Very unpleasant
Original meaning: Inspiring wonder

2. Bully: Current meaning: Someone who mocks or harms those who are weaker.

Original meaning: A good fellow or a darling

3. Symposium: Current meaning: A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.

Original meaning: A drinking party

4. Artificial: Current meaning: Contrived or false.

Original meaning: Artfully and skillfully constructed

5. Villain: Current meaning: Evildoer.

Original meaning: A trusted farm hand.

6. Harlot: Current meaning: A promiscuous woman.

Original meaning: A goofy, mischievous man.

7. Moot point: Current meaning: A matter of no importance.
Original meaning: A hypothetical idea created specifically to be talked about

8. Resentment: Current meaning: Indignation
Original meaning: Gratitude

9. Specious: Current meaning: Seeming fair, but falsely so
Original meaning: Fair or beautiful

10: Egregious: Current meaning: Shockingly bad
Original meaning: Anything that separates itself from a group

whatever you do, don’t forget to LAUGH IT UP!  Peace I am outta here, Eucman!

 

QUOTES OF THE DAY   

“If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.” 

–George E. Woodberry

“I wish I were telepathic. Not just to read people’s minds, which would be cool, but to cut down on my 

cell phone bill.” -Paul Wiley 

“When we got married we registered at Bloomingdale’s because you can return everything for cash. And I figure each place setting can keep me in beer money for a month.” -Gary Barkin 

 

G U A R A N T E D T O M A K E Y O U L A F F….  

As an instructor in driver education at the local area High School, I’ve learned that even the brightest students can become flustered behind the wheel. 

One day I had three beginners in the car, each scheduled to drive for 30 minutes. When the first student completed his time, I asked him to change places with one of the others. 

Gripping the wheel tightly and staring straight ahead, he asked in a shaky voice, “Should I stop the car first?” 

Monday Movie Trivia of the day!‘ How much movie trivia can you answer? 

What movie is this quote from???  “Look in your heart!”  

 

Answer:  Miller’s Crossing! A blubbering John Turturro successfully begs Irish gangster Gabriel Byrne to spare his life. His repeat performance later in the film results in the comeback “What heart?” and a bullet in the brain. The Albert Finney role in this Coen Brothers movie was originally intended for Trey Wilson (Nathan Arizona in ‘Raising Arizona’), but sadly he died before filming began.

 

Tuesday Movie Trivia of the day! ‘How much movie trivia can you answer? What movie is this 

quote from???  “He is answering a question from a half hour ago!”

 

Monday’s Quizzler is……….

My first three letters are a term in golf,

While my second, third, and fourth are drawings.

My first four are less than a whole,

And all of me is a celebration.

What am I? 

 

Answer: Party

Par is the maximum number of strokes you should need to hit the ball in the hole.

Art can be drawings, sculptures, or anything of the sort.

Part is not a whole thing, so it is not a whole.

A party is a celebration. 

Tuesday’s  Quizzler is……….

When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic

Answer: The words are Start and Tart.

1. Time past -> Leave

2. Street -> Event location

3. Ends “Our Father” -> Fathers

4. Shared an opinion -> Excessive desire for something

5. Misuses; harms -> Multi-passenger vehicles

6. Pursue lofty goal -> Pointed tower top

7. Sum total -> Climb on

8. Stay away from -> A gap; empty

TODAY’S QUIZZMASTER OF THE DAY AWARD GOES MS. KIM HILLYARD! SUPER SOLVING JOB KIM! 

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