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.
GUMBALL
Etymology
Noun
gumball (plural gumballs)
Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
(slang) A silly, laughable person.
Synonym: goofball
(US, slang) The flashing lights on top of a police car.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
1 April 2025
ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
Coffee Trivia
