Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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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