Approbative
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In linguistics, approbatives are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect; that is, they express the appreciation or approval of the speaker.[1][2] Script error: No such module "Lang". (Spanish) and "Gotcha!" (English) are examples.
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".[3]
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Look up approbative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Laudative, or praising affect
- Pejorative, or negative affect
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definition of APPROBATIVE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tiwari, Matangi (2025-01-28). "How do bad words turn good?". Retrieved 2025-08-05.
