JEFF

Proper noun

Jeff

A diminutive of the male given names Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jefferson.

Etymology

Verb

jeff (third-person singular simple present jeffs, present participle jeffing, simple past and past participle jeffed)

(printing slang, intransitive) To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.

Noun

jeff (plural jeffs)

(circus slang) A rope.

Source: Wiktionary



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IMMOBILIZATION

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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