Words often take on multiple meanings over time as they become absorbed by large and widespread populations.  Some words that have cut and dried definitions in one era evolve double entendre definitions with subsequent generations, eliciting giggle fits if used unwittingly.  Other words seem to have the same connotation regardless of what they’re attached to.  Thus, it would seem no mere coincidence that the word “junk” is both slang for heroin and unhealthy foods (among … Read entire article »