Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS
Podcast: Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess ZafarrisPublished On: Wed Aug 07 2024
Description: 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.🇬🇧 Why are some Londoners also called Cockneys?🧔🏼♂️ Are sideburns really named after a man called Burnside?🍔 Why did Robin Mahfood have the worst possible job?These questions answered and many more in another Words Unravelled!🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lwj_xBTNJ4I👕ROB'S MERCH: https://robwords.com/shop==LINKS==Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwordsJess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/Rob on X: x.com/robwordsytJess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris#etymology #contronyms #demonyms
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