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.
FELLA
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke
(noun) a boy or man; “that chap is your host”; “there’s a fellow at the door”; “he’s a likable cuss”; “he’s a good bloke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fella (plural fellas)
Eye dialect spelling of fellow.
(informal, chiefly South US) used to address a male
Source: Wiktionary
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22 September 2024
SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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