Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ALCOHOLISM
dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
(noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alcoholism (usually uncountable, plural alcoholisms)
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
Synonym: dipsomania
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
Hypernyms
• (addiction): (DSM5)
Source: Wiktionary
Al"co*hol*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.)
Definition: A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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