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Busking, for instance, originally meant piracy. Grin meant to snarl. A bimbo was a man; nice meant ignorant; glamour was magic, and a cupboard was a table. Buxom used to mean obedient; a cloud was a rock; raunchy originally meant dirty.
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The Accidental Dictionary: The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words
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by Paul Anthony Jones
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