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.
Shortening.
Humph
A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.
A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century.
humph
Used to express doubt or disapproval
• humbug
humph (third-person singular simple present humphs, present participle humphing, simple past and past participle humphed)
(intransitive) To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval.
Source: Wiktionary
Humph, interj. Etym: [Of imitative origin.]
Definition: An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
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.