Tag Archives: Urban Dictionary

Briefly state what the influences were which caused this word’s meaning to change–was this driven by in-group/slang usage, was there some historical event which drove the change, did occupational jargon influence the change?

Words Origins and changes 1. Identify the word that interests you. 2. Look up the original meaning of the word using the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (look in Databases at the Watson Library). If the word isn’t in OED, then you may use Dictionary.com. Provide this in your response. 3. Locate the history or etymology […]