In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DISPUNGE
Etymology 1
Verb
dispunge (third-person singular simple present dispunges, present participle dispunging, simple past and past participle dispunged)
To expunge; to erase.
Etymology 2
Verb
dispunge (third-person singular simple present dispunges, present participle dispunging, simple past and past participle dispunged)
Obsolete form of disponge.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*punge", v. t. Etym: [L. dispungere to prick apart, i. e., check off the debts and credits of an account; dis- + pungere to prick.]
Definition: To expunge; to erase. [Obs.]
Dis*punge", v. t.
Definition: See Disponge. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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6 June 2025
PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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