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.
BLAM
Etymology 1
By onomatopoeia.
Noun
blam (plural blams)
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
Interjection
blam
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
Verb
blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed) (slang, Multicultural London English, regional African-American Vernacular)
(intransitive) To shoot, to let gunfire pass.
(transitive) To shoot, to kill by gunshot.
Etymology 2
Noun
blam (uncountable)
(internet, informal) spam posted to a blog
Anagrams
• ALBM, BAML, LBMA, Lamb, balm, lamb
Source: Wiktionary
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