Approbative
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Sometimes a term may begin as a pejorative word and eventually be adopted in an approbative sense. In historical linguistics, this phenomenon is known as amelioration. Examples from English include "punk", "nerd", "badass", "sick", and "killer".
See also
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- Laudative, or praising affect
- Pejorative, or negative affect
References
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