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counterword

[ koun-ter-wurd ]

noun

  1. a word, often of short-lived popularity, widely used as an almost meaningless, automatic response.
  2. a word that has come to be used with a meaning much less specific than that which it had originally, as swell, awful, or terrific.


counterword

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noun

  1. a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as tremendous or awful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of counterword1

First recorded in 1670–80; counter 1 + word
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In Spanish there is a word for which I can’t find a counterword in English.

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Unhappily the black-artist has forgot the counterword, with which he might command this flood of sprites again to ebb.

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“And what will be the counterword?†asked Challoner stiffly.

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