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This was, I hope, a nonce-antinym - though others have now told me of similar experiences.
On antinyms DC 2010
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I think the most heavily used antinym is 'free' - as in "Free on plans over £30 a month" or "You can get the handset free for only £15 on ..."
On antinyms DC 2010
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So: antinym - a word whose referent becomes the opposite of its original sense.
On antinyms DC 2010
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This was, I hope, a nonce-antinym - though others have now told me of similar experiences.
Archive 2010-07-01 DC 2010
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So: antinym - a word whose referent becomes the opposite of its original sense.
Archive 2010-07-01 DC 2010
Prolagus commented on the word antinym
Madeupical (or neotatologism) - "a word whose referent becomes the opposite of its original sense".
Seen here.
August 26, 2010