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Words with strangely negative connotations

pickarooney · 2011-11-09 11:15:01

Wench - a bubbly country girl, nothing insulting about it but seems to be used/understood synonymously with 'bitch' or 'harridan' Relic - a highly sought after religious memoir but more often used in a derogatory sense to describe useless old crap

09-11-2011 12:15PM

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Wench - a bubbly country girl, nothing insulting about it but seems to be used/understood synonymously with 'bitch' or 'harridan'

Relic - a highly sought after religious memoir but more often used in a derogatory sense to describe useless old crap

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#2 10-11-2011 05:21PM

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Awful - Full of awe. Somehow, through the years, it become the exact opposite of its original meaning and replaced with the word Awesome.

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#3 15-11-2011 02:33AM

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"Allege" - I might be wrong, but I'm not sure it always means an accusation?

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#4 15-11-2011 02:38AM

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Statuesque - tall, dignified, imposing majestic.
But sporting commentators usually perceive it as a player not reacting quick enough to the ball.

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#5 15-11-2011 02:40AM

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