In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DOOFER
Etymology 1
Noun
doofer (plural doofers)
(slang) An object the name of which the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know. [from 1930s]
(slang, specifically) The remote control for a television.
Synonyms
• See thingy
Etymology 2
Noun
doofer (plural doofers)
(Australia, slang) A participant in a doof (“outdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a city”).
Anagrams
• deroof, fooder, foredo, roofed
Source: Wiktionary
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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