Janus Words

Janus Coin

Aloha, as in hello or goodbye, in my previous post made me think of those words which contain opposite meanings.  There are a couple different names for them but since this one starts with a J, I prefer to call them Janus words.  

With greetings alone, in addition to “aloha” you have other words such as “shalom” and “ciao” that can also can mean either hello or goodbye. Thanks to the goggle machine, here are some other examples for you to “give out– get it?  click here.

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