In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CLIFFHANGER
cliffhanger
(noun) an episode that ends in suspense
cliffhanger
(noun) a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cliffhanger (plural cliffhangers)
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
Antonyms
• anticlimax
Source: Wiktionary
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