Under capitalism, these terms did not lose their association with civil disability.
Eventually the term lost its naval connection and was used about British people in general.
By being too wide this term loses its power.
As time went by, all terms had lost their original meanings nonetheless.
In the 1990s, the term lost its particular political context.
It became a popular drink during the next decade and hence the term has lost some of its sting.
The term today has even lost its connection at times with software development.
Black gang stuff, mostly, although that term had lost most of its original meaning.
The term may have lost meaning due to excessive and inconsistent usage.
Several terms lost their taboo as a result of the televised hearings.