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.
CHINCHY
cheap, chinchy, chintzy
(adjective) embarrassingly stingy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chinchy (comparative chinchier, superlative chinchiest)
Alternative spelling of chintzy
I consider stingy as a corruption of a very old word, rather than a low expression; and that word is chinchy. "The rich chinchy grede", Chaucer.
Source: Wiktionary
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ADMIRABLE
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”
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