In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HIKOI
Etymology
Noun
hikoi (plural hikois)
(New Zealand) A protest march, typically involving a long journey.
Verb
hikoi (third-person singular simple present hikois, present participle hikoiing, simple past and past participle hikoied)
(New Zealand) To participate in a hikoi.
Source: Wiktionary
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Word of the Day
6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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