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.
HYPOCORISM
Etymology
Noun
hypocorism (countable and uncountable, plural hypocorisms) (linguistics)
(countable) A term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name.
Synonyms: nickname, pet name, sobriquet
(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.
(uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train.
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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