COWTOWN

Etymology

Proper noun

Cowtown

(Canada, slang) The city of Calgary, centre of the Canadian cattle industry.

Etymology

Noun

cowtown (plural cowtowns)

(slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town.

A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.

Synonyms

• (small, hick or backwards town): hicktown, hicksville, Woop Woop, one-horse town

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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