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.
HARUMPH
Etymology
Onomatopoeia.
Interjection
harumph
An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
Synonyms
• (expression of disbelief): fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one; see also bullshit
• (expression of disdain): feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also bah
Noun
harumph (plural harumphs)
An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.
Verb
harumph (third-person singular simple present harumphs, present participle harumphing, simple past and past participle harumphed)
To dislike, protest, or dismiss.
Source: Wiktionary
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