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.
CORNY
bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous
(adjective) dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; “bromidic sermons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
corny (comparative cornier, superlative corniest)
Boring and unoriginal.
Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
(obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
(obsolete, UK, slang) tipsy; drunk
Synonyms
• (hackneyed or excessively sentimental): kitsch, kitschy, cheesy, tacky, campy, schlocky, schmaltzy
• (drunk): drunkish, squiffy; see drunk
Etymology 2
Adjective
corny (comparative more corny, superlative most corny)
(obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
Anagrams
• Conry, crony, croyn, cry on
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"ny (kr"n), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn.]
Definition: Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn. Up stood the cornu reed. Milton.
Corn"y, a.
1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [R.] "The corny ear." Prior.
2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.] A draught of moist and corny ale. Chaucer.
3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] Forby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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