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.
BOGUS
bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard
(adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bogus (comparative more bogus, superlative most bogus)
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
Synonyms: phony, Thesaurus:fake
Undesirable or harmful.
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
(philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).
Synonym: illegal
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
Noun
bogus (uncountable)
(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"gus, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. [Colloq. U. S.]
Bo"gus, n.
Definition: A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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