On 14 Jul 2005, at 11:15, dhbailey wrote:

Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but which in certain situations mean the same thing?


Example:  Cool, Hot    That's really cool!  That's really hot!  (both meaning essentially "that's really phat!")  ;-)


Contranym?

John
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