In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GINZO
wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball
(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ginzo (plural ginzos or ginzoes)
(Northeastern US, slang, offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person of Italian birth or descent.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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