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.
Langer
A surname.
• Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, angler, erlang, gen'ral, largen, rangle, regnal
Uncertain. Suggestions include
• from langur monkeys, via the Munster Fusiliers regiment stationed in India
• from languor
• from lang, variant of long
• from "on the lang", supposed variant of on the lam
• from leangaire, a word in CnĂłsach Focal Ăł Bhaile BhĂșirne, a dictionary of the Muskerry Gaeltacht. It means an unusually long slender salmon.
langer (plural langers)
(slang, Ireland, pejorative) Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).
(slang, Ireland, pejorative, offensive, used in Cork) A person from south county Dublin.
(slang, Ireland, vulgar) Penis.
• Originally and mainly restricted to County Cork
• (annoying or contemptible person): dickhead, knob, asshole, shithead, wanker
• (penis): See also penis
• Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, angler, erlang, gen'ral, largen, rangle, regnal
Source: Wiktionary
Lang, a. & adv.
Definition: Long. [Obs. or Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; âHe nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoonâ; âHe nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularlyâ
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.