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.
COQUETRY
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coquetry (countable and uncountable, plural coquetries)
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Synonyms
• flirtation
Source: Wiktionary
Co*quet"ry, n.; pl. Coquetries. Etym: [F. coquetterie.]
Definition: Attempts to attract admoration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little affectations of coquetry." Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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