In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEATNIK
beatnik, beat
(noun) a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beatnik (plural beatniks)
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
Source: Wiktionary
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