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.
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GUMP
Gump, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. & Dan. gump buttocks, rump, Icel. gumprg.]
Definition: A dolt; a dunce. [Low.] Holloway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINCERE
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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