EUROCREEP

Etymology

Noun

Eurocreep (countable and uncountable, plural Eurocreeps)

(uncountable, dated) The spreading use of the Euro as currency in countries that have not officially adopted it.

(countable, by extension, pejorative) A proponent, in the 1980s, of closer ties between Britain and the European community.

Noun

eurocreep (uncountable)

Alternative form of Eurocreep

Source: Wiktionary



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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.

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