business, stage business, byplay
(noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; “his business with the cane was hilarious”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays)
(theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Any action, by supporting actor.
Source: Wiktionary
By"play, n.
Definition: Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
