Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

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!

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==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

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