AFTERTOUCH

Etymology

Noun

aftertouch (countable and uncountable, plural aftertouches)

(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.

(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.

(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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