An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
KNOCKOFF
knockoff, clone
(noun) an unauthorized copy or imitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knockoff (plural knockoffs)
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
Source: Wiktionary
Knock"-off`, a.
Definition: That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off.
Knock"-off`, n.
Definition: Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.),
Definition: a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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