Interestingly, the Swedish word to describe corny, provincial or even farcical comedy -- principally on the stage -- is 'buskis'. This must derive from buskin -- if so, an example of a word taking an opposite meaning through misunderstanding.
Another similar case in Swedish is the now antique word, 'fermitet' meaning speed. It derives from the first way of describing the zipper, imported by a Swedish-French businessman: 'le ferme-tout américain'.