What words used to mean, and what they mean now...

[mike4lorie]

Bread...

Used to mean something you bought at the bakery

Now it's something that comes from the mint, and we spend it...



Another example:


Weed...

Something we would fin in our gardens

Now... Something we smoke...

 

[hollydolly]

Gay --Happy

Now... homosexual

 

[mike4lorie]

Hoe ~ Garden Tool
Loose woman

 

[hollydolly]

Sick- Meaning unwell

Now..meaning something Cool

 

[Sunny]

Device - Used to mean a tool or mechanical item. Now means an electronic doorway to the Internet.

Cell - Used to be a small room, usually in a prison. Now, it means a phone.

Rap - Used to mean to tap on something, or a criminal charge. Now it's a type of music.

 

[JustBonee]

Tweet...
then ... a chirping note/sound
now ... short message posted on Twitter

 

[Sunny]

Shoot - Used to mean to fire a gun. Now it also means to send an email or a text message.

 

[mike4lorie]

Text ~ A book or other piece of writing, Especially something studied. Now it means to send a message on phone or tablet

 

[Sunny]

Phone - Used to just mean a phone.

Rap - Used to mean to tap on something; now it's a type of music (supposedly).

Spouse - Used to always mean a person of a different gender than oneself.

Java - Used to be an island in Indonesia; now it's either a cup of coffee or a computer language.

Google - Used to be spelled Googol and was a mathematical term meaning billions and billions; now it's a verb meaning to use a very inclusive search engine.

Love - still means the same thing, unless you're playing tennis.

 

[peramangkelder]

Like is often a replacement for the words "I said", used most commonly by teenagers telling a story

 

[JustBonee]

Inkwell

then ..a container for ink, typically housed in a hole in a desk
now ..an accomplished tattooist

 

[chic]

Frigid used to mean arctic like cold, now it means an asexual woman not easily turned on by men.

 

[Sunny]

Nurse - In Romeo and Juliet, the "Nurse" sounds like a nanny, or a baby sitter (although Juliet seems a bit old to have one, if you ask me.)

Now it means a medical professional.

 

[chic]

Nurse - In Romeo and Juliet, the "Nurse" sounds like a nanny, or a baby sitter (although Juliet seems a bit old to have one, if you ask me.)

Now it means a medical professional.

Nurse also meant to suckle babies. Agreed, now it means a medical practitioner.

 

[Sunny]

Ghost - Used to be a supernatural being, usually a person who has died.
Now: to completely ignore someone. It's changed from a noun to a verb.

 

[peramangkelder]

Woke - alert to injustice in society, especially racism
Used to mean woke up from sleep

 

[JustBonee]

Backlog (Dates to 1684)​

Today’s Meaning: Large number of jobs to be done.

Original Meaning: Largest log in the hearth. Yes, “backlog” used to denote a literal log!