When someone is “shit”… That’s bad

When someone “ain’t shit”… That’s also bad

When someone is “the shit”… That’s good!

???

Please help

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Words don’t all have meaning in isolation. :) The examples you give just have meaning based on the combination of words.

    A bit like letters. We don’t think “r” is contradictory because in “fart” it describes something foul and it “tart” it describes somerthing tasty.