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counterword

noun

Etymology

From counter- + word.

  1. inherited from *werdʰh₁om✻ — “word”
  2. inherited from *wurdą✻ — “word”
  3. inherited from *word✻
  4. inherited from word
  5. inherited from word
  6. prefixed as counterword — “counter + word”

Definitions

  1. A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and…

    A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.

  2. Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a…

    Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for counterword. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA