In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABRAYING
Verb
abraying
present participle of abray
Source: Wiktionary
ABRAY
A*bray", v. Etym: [A false form from the preterit abraid, abrayde.]
Definition: See Abraid. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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