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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: It's all downhill from here #89232 12/10/2002 4:49 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 We might have something here Trusty! Contranym!!?? Was just told of the existence of such a word. The dictionary in my office does not list it. The carpals will surely know! Is this the word/phenomenon that u were looking for. Does not however apply only to metaphors; applies to all such contrary words . Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted It's all downhill from here TrustyRusty 12/10/2002 11:45 AM Re: It's all downhill from here wwh 12/10/2002 1:47 PM Re: It's all downhill from here Faldage 12/10/2002 2:01 PM Re: Pogo Wordwind 12/10/2002 2:18 PM Re: Pogo RhubarbCommando 12/10/2002 3:29 PM Re: It's all downhill from here AnnaStrophic 12/10/2002 3:39 PM Re: It's all downhill from here RhubarbCommando 12/10/2002 3:55 PM Re: It's all downhill from here Alex Williams 12/10/2002 4:04 PM Re: It's all downhill from here maahey 12/10/2002 3:55 PM Down what hill? Faldage 12/10/2002 4:11 PM Re: Down what hill? maahey 12/10/2002 4:20 PM Re: Down what hill? wwh 12/10/2002 5:43 PM Re: Down Wordwind 12/10/2002 11:16 PM Science meets music again Jackie 12/11/2002 1:31 AM Re: It's all downhill from here maahey 12/10/2002 4:49 PM Re: It's all downhill from here tsuwm 12/10/2002 5:19 PM Re: It's all downhill from here maahey 12/11/2002 3:04 AM Re: It's all downhill from here tsuwm 12/11/2002 4:43 AM Re: It's all downhill from here maahey 12/11/2002 8:22 AM Re: It's all downhill from here Faldage 12/11/2002 10:48 AM Re: It's all downhill from here maahey 12/11/2002 12:47 PM Re: Cleave/cleave Faldage 12/11/2002 1:39 PM Re: Cleave/cleave maahey 12/11/2002 4:58 PM Re: Niw Englisc Faldage 12/11/2002 5:29 PM Re: Niw Englisc maahey 12/12/2002 7:45 AM Re: Niw Englisc AnnaStrophic 12/12/2002 9:01 AM Re: Niw Englisc maahey 12/12/2002 11:34 AM Re: Niw Englisc Faldage 12/12/2002 11:48 AM Re: Niw Englisc Buffalo Shrdlu 12/12/2002 12:02 PM Re: Niw Englisc Faldage 12/12/2002 11:32 AM Re: Niw Englisc sjm 12/12/2002 9:15 PM Re: Niw Englisc Faldage 12/13/2002 11:24 AM Re: Cleave/cleave birdfeed 12/11/2002 6:13 PM Re: Cleave/cleave AnnaStrophic 12/12/2002 9:05 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,398 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 13 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,219 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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