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.
FIZZED
Verb
fizzed
simple past tense and past participle of fizz
simple past tense and past participle of fiz
Source: Wiktionary
FIZZ
Fizz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fizzing.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. fisa to break wind, Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten. Cf. Foist.]
Definition: To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
Fizz, n.
Definition: A hising sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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