GROGGY

dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous

(adjective) stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

groggy (comparative groggier, superlative groggiest)

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

Source: Wiktionary


Grog"gy, a.

1. Overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs. [Colloq.]

2. Weakened in a fight so as to stagger; -- said of pugilists. [Cant or Slang]

3. (Man.)

Definition: Moving in a hobbling manner, owing to ten der feet; -- said of a horse. Youatt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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