Words are Vague

Want proof that context is everything? Watch someone say "let him cook" about a person dominating a debate. Now watch someone else say "he's cooked" about the same person losing the next one.

Elon Musk is gaming with his brother. He gets wrecked. "I'm cooked!" he yells.

Meanwhile, somewhere on X, a fan watches Elon dismantle a competitor's argument and posts: "Let him cook."

Same root word. Opposite meanings. Cooking means dominating, winning, being on fire. Cooked means toast, burnt, washed up, destroyed. It's only a tiny 4-letter word, but everything rides on context.