FRANION

Etymology

Noun

franion (plural franions)

(obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.

With thinking upon ye;

Source: Wiktionary


Fran"ion, n. Etym: [Perh. from F. fainéant an idler.]

Definition: A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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