hempie (plural hempies)
(obsolete, Scotland, &, Northern England) A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
(obsolete, Scotland, &, Northern England) A rogue.
(obsolete, Scotland, &, Northern England) A wild, romping girl.
• (criminal): See criminal and gallows bird
• (rogue): See troublemaker
hempie (comparative more hempie, superlative most hempie)
(obsolete, Scotland, &, Northern England) Deserving of being hanged.
(obsolete, Scotland, &, Northern England) Wild; riotous; mischievous.
• (Deserving of being hanged): hangworthy
• Phemie, imphee
Source: Wiktionary
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
