In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GIMME
Etymology
Contraction
gimme
(colloquial) give me.
Noun
gimme (plural gimmes)
(colloquial) That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.
(golf) A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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