It's funny how common words come and go over the years. Usually it's so slow that you don't realize it, but I remember 'epic' being most commonly used to refer to a long narrative poem as recently as in my college days.
It's still referring to that in the first & second definition in the dictionary.
But now? Now 'epic' has moved on to the 3rd & 4th definitions. Anything huge, major, crazy big or awesome. And these days, thing are getting bigger and better-- more epic-- each and every day.
Of course, some of that is regional & generational, I'm sure.
What other words have changed the most commonly thought of definition over the years?
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The word Jerk. I learned this from watching 80's movies. There was the movie The Jerk, Back to The Future they call Marty McFly a jerk, and in Goonies they call Chunk a jerk. Back then it meant something closer to idiot or nerd. When I say jerk it means a rude person.
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