The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery
(adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Source: WordNet® 3.1
earsplitting (comparative more earsplitting, superlative most earsplitting)
Extremely loud, painfully loud.
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"-split`ting, a.
Definition: Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.