In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BUBBLY
bubbly
(adjective) full of or showing high spirits; “bright bubbly children”; “a bubbly personality”
bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy
(adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; “bubbling champagne”; “foamy (or frothy) beer”
champagne, bubbly
(noun) a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)
Full of bubbles.
(informal) Cheerful, lively.
Synonyms: ebullient, perky (similar image)
Having the characteristics of bubbles.
(economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
Synonyms
• (full of bubbles): bubbly, fizzy, sparkling; see also effervescent
Noun
bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)
(informal) Champagne.
Synonyms: champers, fizz, shampoo
Source: Wiktionary
Bub"bly, a.
Definition: Abounding in bubbles; bubbling. Nash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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