dratted
simple past tense and past participle of drat
dratted
(informal) Expressing annoyance or irritation towards the mentioned thing.
That dratted cat's been in the vegetable patch again.
Source: Wiktionary
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
