The word nice originally meant stupid?

@manong05 (5029)

Philippines

January 3, 2007 11:11pm CST

Check Websters and you will see. That's only one example of words changing their meaning through the years. Do you know of some more?

2 responses

@Backpack30 (930)

• United States

4 Jan 07

That's interesting, Manong05, I didn't know that, hmm.... I know of one: to be a "Geek" meant that you were one of the men who bit the heads off of chickens at carnivals (way back in the day)! And of course now it means "nerd"... I wonder how both of those words changed over the years :)

@manong05 (5029)

• Philippines

4 Jan 07

yes very interesting. Another word I think of is salvage. To salvage originally meant to save but ask somebody here in the Philippines and nobody wants to be salvaged because the word salvage means "to kill" or summary execution. Funny isn't it? lol

• Philippines

4 Jan 07

Thank you for sharing now I know..Your so stupid I mean nice.^^

@manong05 (5029)

• Philippines

4 Jan 07

thanks!