In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUFF
bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash
(noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guff (countable and uncountable, plural guffs)
(informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.
(informal, uncountable) Superfluous information.
(informal, uncountable) Insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks.
(slang, countable) A fart; act of breaking wind.
Synonyms
• (nonsensical talk or thinking): balls, bull, bulldust, bullshit, crap, nonsense, rubbish, tripe
• (insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks): brass neck, cheek, impudence, insolence, lip
Verb
guff (third-person singular simple present guffs, present participle guffing, simple past and past participle guffed)
(slang) To fart.
(slang) To mislead.
Synonyms
• (break wind): See also flatulate
• (mislead): To bullshit
Source: Wiktionary
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