The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
blockish, blocky
(adjective) resembling a block in shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blockish (comparative more blockish, superlative most blockish)
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
Source: Wiktionary
Block"ish, a.
Definition: Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull. "Blockish Ajax." Shak.
– Block"ish*ly, adv.
– Block"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.