Could this be TRUE about the word (NICE)... Unraveling its Surprising Origins and Evolution

Ever heard the scoop on "nice" being a sneaky bad word? LOL, well, today I'm here to toss that question your way.

So, here's the deal on "nice." If you were to Google the root meaning of it, which you totally should (screenshot below, in case you're curious), you'd find out that 500 years back, "nice" packed a punch—it meant foolish or stupid. But hey, fast forward to the 16th century, and boom, it flips the script. By the 19th, "nice" was all about being swell, the total opposite of foolish or stupid.Now, wrap your head around this: a word that once meant being a bit dim-witted is now our go-to for everyday niceties like "have a nice day" or "you did a nice job." Crazy, right? But here's the kicker—it all used to mean something else entirely.

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Now, wrap your head around this: a word that once meant being a bit dim-witted is now our go-to for everyday niceties like "have a nice day" or "you did a nice job." Crazy, right? But here's the kicker—it all used to mean something else entirely.

So, now how is it that this word changed to a word we use on a daily basis (have a nice day,, you did a nice job,, we had a nice time,, that was nice of them,, nice to meet you) ok you get the point 😂 with everything we do and the original meaning was FOOLISH OR STUPID but now it means

Let's dial it back in time. 500 years ago, "nice" was slang for foolish or stupid. And coincidentally, slavery was around 400 years ago (correct me if I'm wrong). So, it stands to reason that back then, calling something "nice" was akin to calling it foolish or stupid (again, correct me if I'm off base here).

Think about it—how often have you heard a boss or someone in charge toss out a "you're doing a nice job"? Probably a lot, am I right? But rewind to 1519, and if someone said "nice job," it was more like they were saying "you're being foolish or stupid." And yeah, 1500 was right around when slavery was kicking off, according to Google (LOL, if I'm not mistaken)

Back in those days, before Google was a thing, there were probably loads of people thinking "nice" meant foolish or stupid, just because. It was a time of followers, not leaders. When the boss said something to a slave, good or bad, they didn't get it, 'cause they couldn't read or write.

But you know what they could understand? Attention. Just like people today, craving it, good or bad. So, when the boss singled out a slave for a "nice job," it made the others jealous, even if they couldn't read or write. They could smell the attention a mile away.

And here's where it gets real twisted—every time the boss dished out a "nice job," he noticed the other slaves working even harder to get that praise. So, he kept dishing it out, even though he was really calling them foolish or stupid to their faces, and they never even knew it.

Then the bosses got together and by the 16th century, "nice" was so widely used, they started to change its meaning. By the 19th, it was a full-blown trend. Slaves thought being told they were doing a "nice job" was a good thing, and you know how trends go—once they start, they don't stop.

So, picture this—keeping people enslaved by tricking them, keeping them in the dark about the truth of anything. It's a wild ride through history, isn't it?