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.
JAYWALKER
jaywalker
(noun) a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jaywalker (plural jaywalkers)
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
Source: Wiktionary
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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