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.
MISCHANNEL
Etymology
Verb
mischannel (third-person singular simple present mischannels, present participle mischannelling or mischanneling, simple past and past participle mischannelled or mischanneled)
To channel badly or wrongly.
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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