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.
BUGBEAR
bugbear, hobgoblin
(noun) an object of dread or apprehension; “Germany was always a bugbear for France”; “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”--Ralph Waldo Emerson
bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger
(noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bugbear (plural bugbears)
An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. [from late 16th c.]
Synonym: pet peeve
(archaic) An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children.
Synonym: goblin
Verb
bugbear (third-person singular simple present bugbears, present participle bugbearing, simple past and past participle bugbeared)
(transitive) To alarm with idle phantoms.
Anagrams
• Burbage, rubbage
Source: Wiktionary
Bug`a*boo", Bug"bear`, n. Etym: [See Bug.]
Definition: Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. "Bugaboos to fright ye." Lloyd. But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin. The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.
Syn.
– Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow.
Bug"bear`, n.
Definition: Same as Bugaboo.
– a.
Definition: Causing needless fright. Locke.
Bug"bear`, v. t.
Definition: To alarm with idle phantoms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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