In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BACCHANALIANISM
Etymology
Noun
bacchanalianism (usually uncountable, plural bacchanalianisms)
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
Source: Wiktionary
Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism, n.
Definition: The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
7 March 2025
INTERTRIGO
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
Coffee Trivia
