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Junkie XL Albums
Junkie is a pejorative usually referring to a person with an addiction. Entertainment and media * Junkie (novel), ''Junkie'' (novel), a novel by William S. Burroughs * Junkie (song), "Junkie" (song), 2013 song by Medina featuring Svenstrup & Vendelboe * ''The Junkies'', a radio program * MMAjunkie, a mixed martial arts website * "Junkie", a song by Ozzy Osbourne from ''Down To Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album), Down To Earth'' * "Junky", a song by Brockhampton from ''Saturation II'' People * Tom Holkenborg (born 1967), Dutch musician also known as Junkie XL {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pejorative
A pejorative or slur is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard. Sometimes, a term is regarded as pejorative in some social or ethnic groups but not in others, or may be originally pejorative but later adopt a non-pejorative sense (or vice versa) in some or all contexts. Etymology The word ''pejorative'' is derived from a Late Latin past participle stem of ''peiorare'', meaning "to make worse", from ''peior'' "worse". Pejoration and melioration In historical linguistics, the process of an inoffensive word becoming pejorative is a form of semantic drift known as pejoration. An example of pejoration is the shift in meaning of the word ''silly'' from meaning that a person was happy and fortunate to meaning that they are foolish and unsophisticated. The process of pejoration can repeat itself around a single concept, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |