In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
GONER
goner, toast
(noun) a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; “I’m a goner if this plan doesn’t work”; “one mistake and you’re toast”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
goner (plural goners)
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case.
Anagrams
• Egnor, Goren, Groen, Negro, Norge, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, grone, negro, ornge, reong
Source: Wiktionary
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