contranym

Or con·tro·nym

[kon-truh-nim]

noun

1. Janus word.

Word History and Origins

Origin of contranym¹

First recorded in 1960–65; contra- ¹ ( def. ) + -(o)nym ( def. )

Example Sentences

By the 1930s Americans were depantsing each other in the United States before settling—in many parts of the country—into the contranym pantsing.

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