Most of the time, the way a word is interpreted by society is much more important than its dictionary definition, amirite?

+337 Most of the time, the way a word is interpreted by society is much more important than its dictionary definition, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or different generations' interpretations of it, like "oh, did you hook up with your girlfriend over the weekend?" to their daughter means something totally different than "did you hang out with a friend over the weekend?"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Picnic used to mean a lynching

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The definition for this would be "colloquial". :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago