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.
effing (not comparable)
(euphemistic, slang) Bowdlerization of fucking.
• flaming, flipping, freaking, fricking
effing (not comparable)
(euphemistic, slang) bowdlerization of fucking
effing
present participle of eff
• Giffen
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29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.