In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GAGA
crazy, wild, dotty, gaga
(adjective) intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; “crazy about cars and racing”; “they are dotty about each other”; “gaga over the rock group’s new album”
doddering, doddery, gaga, senile
(adjective) mentally or physically infirm with age; “his mother was doddering and frail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
gaga (comparative more gaga, superlative most gaga)
(informal) Mentally senile.
(informal) Crazy.
(informal) Infatuated.
Usage notes
• As demonstrated in the example sentences above, gaga is often preceded by the verb go.
Etymology 2
Noun
gaga (uncountable)
Alternative form of ga-ga (“game resembling dodgeball”)
Source: Wiktionary
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