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.
HOMESTAY
Etymology
Noun
homestay (plural homestays)
A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 June 2025
SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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