In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GAWKY
gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
(adjective) lacking grace in movement or posture; “a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”; “clumsy fingers”; “what an ungainly creature a giraffe is”; “heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gawky (comparative gawkier, superlative gawkiest)
awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
Synonyms
• gauche, ungraceful
Noun
gawky (plural gawkies)
An awkward, ungainly person.
Source: Wiktionary
Gawk"y, a. [Compar. Gawkier; superl. Gawkiest.]
Definition: Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior.
– n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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