According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
FLABBERGAST
flabbergast, boggle, bowl over
(verb) overcome with amazement; “This boggles the mind!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
flabbergast (third-person singular simple present flabbergasts, present participle flabbergasting, simple past flabbergasted, past participle flabbergast or flabbergasted)
(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]
Synonyms: flabbergaster, Thesaurus:surprise
Noun
flabbergast (countable and uncountable, plural flabbergasts)
(countable) An awkward person.
Synonyms: dork, dweeb, geek, Thesaurus:dork
(uncountable) Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.
Synonyms: astonishment, astoundedness, awe, dumbfoundedness, flabbergaster, flabbergastation, flabbergastment, stupefaction, Thesaurus:confusion, Thesaurus:surprise
Source: Wiktionary
Flab"ber*gast, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Flap, and Aghast.]
Definition: To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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