ANORAK

parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak

(noun) a kind of heavy jacket (‘windcheater’ is a British term)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anorak (plural anoraks)

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

(British, slang) A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.

Source: Wiktionary



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PARADE

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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