According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
GOMBEEN
Etymology
Noun
gombeen (plural gombeens)
(archaic) Usury.
(historical, Ireland) A moneylender during the Great Famine.
(Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.
Adjective
gombeen
(Ireland) Corrupt, underhanded.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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