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.
flatty (plural flatties)
(regional, slang) A flatfish.
(Australia, slang) A flathead (fish).
(slang) A flat tire/tyre.
(archaic, US, slang) A policeman.
(slang) A flathead V8 engine.
(slang) A hot rod fitted with a flathead V8 engine.
Source: Wiktionary
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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.