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"lame" is one of those words where virtually nobody uses it in its original sense of "unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs". In
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
"lame" is one of those words where virtually nobody uses it in its original sense of "unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs". In fact, I suspect that if you polled a random set of teenage users of the word, few would even know this meaning, much less intend it when accusing a TV show, a new flavor of Doritos or their parents of being "lame".
As a somewhat tenuous comparison, should we stop saying "goodbye" because it used to mean "God be with ye" and it's taking God's name in vain?
- davb 7y ago> As a somewhat tenuous comparison, should we stop saying "goodbye" because it used to mean "God be with ye" ... Thanks for a wonderful piece of trivia to start the week. I had no idea this was the source of the word, but it sure was [0]. And equally fascinating, good-day [1] predates good-bye by around 400 years. [0] https://www.etymonline.com/word/good-bye https://www.etymonline.com/word/good-bye [1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/good-day https://www.etymonline.com/word/good-day