HITCHHIKER

hitchhiker

(noun) a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hitchhiker (plural hitchhikers)

A person or thing that hitchhikes.

An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.

(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.

(informal, botany) A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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