Mine have been gay, which used to mean happy, booty which used to mean loot and hash was something I ate with rice.
2007-01-10 07:14:46 · 9 answers · asked by Mommymonster 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Nappy - who knows what it meant but now it refers to 'bad'
Hoe - was a garden tool
Kitty - was a cat
Cat - was a pet
Tight - close or fitted
Straight - without curves
Jigger - What tha?
(On) Blast - Blast used to mean blow up
Hood - something on your car or the cap to a jacket
Word - used to be just that "a word"
Chillin' - Isn't that what drinks are supposed to do?
Post Up - Huh?
the list can go on and on if you think about it
2007-01-10 07:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by The First Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many words have various meanings. "Gay" has meant "light-hearted, merry, exuberant" since Middle English but it has also had many other meanings. By the middle of the 17th century it also meant "addicted to social pleasures and dissipations; of immoral life". It also took on meanings of "showy, glittery". By the middle of the 19th century "gay" in reference to women also had the meaning of "prostitute" and towards the end of the 19th century it started to be used for homosexual men. This meaning was well established by the early 20th century and Hollywood's use of "gay" in movie titles has always been ambiguous.
"Gay" moved into more general use meaning "homosexual" in the 1960s with the emergence of gay pride. For anyone alive today, however, "gay" has always had the meaning "homosexual" as one of its meanings so you can't really call it "new".
2007-01-10 09:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to see "irregardless", which used to be gibberish, become an actual word through the sheer force of will of people with no sense.
2007-01-10 07:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by Danielle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sup.
Used to mean 'to eat', now for some strange reason it means Hello.
2007-01-10 07:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thoroughly: It is just annoying, and it is difficult to spell. It sounds weird as well. Definitely: Too many syllables, annoying to spell. I am going to star your question;)
2016-05-23 05:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, super
http://www.in4search.com/gay-person.html
2007-01-10 07:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gay
2007-01-10 07:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by GA_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sick
To Marvinato - sup is short for "What's up?"
2007-01-10 07:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chill
2007-01-10 07:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋