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.
JACKPOT
jackpot
(noun) any outstanding award
pot, jackpot, kitty
(noun) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jackpot (plural jackpots)
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
A large cash prize or money.
An unexpected windfall or reward.
(forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
(pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
Usage notes
• By metonymy, jackpot is also the word for several types of poker which feature jackpots (prize pools which accumulate until won).
Verb
jackpot (third-person singular simple present jackpots, present participle jackpotting, simple past and past participle jackpotted)
(of a slot machine, intransitive) To issue a jackpot.
Etymology 2
Noun
jackpot (plural jackpots)
(Western US) A difficult situation.
A jumble of felled timber.
Anagrams
• jacktop
Proper noun
Jackpot
A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Anagrams
• jacktop
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 March 2025
THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Coffee Trivia
