Definitions

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  • noun A word whose new meaning is overused, and not intended for what the original meaning is.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ word

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Examples

  • 'And what will be the counterword?' asked Challoner stiffly.

    The Dynamiter Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

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