Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS
Episode 14, Aug 07, 05:00 AM
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.
π¬π§ Why are some Londoners also called Cockneys?
π§πΌββοΈ Are sideburns really named after a man called Burnside?
π Why did Robin Mahfood have the worst possible job?
These questions answered and many more in another Words Unravelled!
π₯ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lwj_xBTNJ4I
πROB'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
π¬π§ Why are some Londoners also called Cockneys?
π§πΌββοΈ Are sideburns really named after a man called Burnside?
π Why did Robin Mahfood have the worst possible job?
These questions answered and many more in another Words Unravelled!
π₯ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lwj_xBTNJ4I
πROB'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