Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FLUNKING
Verb
flunking
present participle of flunk
Source: Wiktionary
FLUNK
Flunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flunked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flunking.] Etym: [Cf. Funk.]
Definition: To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
Flunk, v. t.
Definition: To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty. [Colloq. U.S.]
Flunk, n.
Definition: A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant),
Definition: a total failure in a recitation. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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