• Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

  • Aug 7 2024
  • Duración: 49 m
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Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

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  • How can "cleave" mean both to separate AND to join together? Find out in this episode about contronyms and all manner of other -onyms! Jess and Rob delve into demonyms, retronyms, allonyms, eponyms, aptonyms and caconyms. They explain what they are and why on earth they all exist.

    🇬🇧 Why are some Londoners also called Cockneys?
    🧔🏼‍♂️ Are sideburns really named after a man called Burnside?
    🍔 Why did Robin Mahfood have the worst possible job?

    These questions answered and many more in another Words Unravelled!

    🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lwj_xBTNJ4I

    👕ROB'S MERCH: https://robwords.com/shop

    ==LINKS==
    Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
    Jess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/
    Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
    Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

    #etymology #contronyms #demonyms
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