MITCH

Etymology

Verb

mitch (third-person singular simple present mitches, present participle mitching, simple past and past participle mitched)

(transitive, dialectal) To pilfer; filch; steal.

(intransitive, dialectal) To shrink or retire from view; lurk out of sight; skulk.

(Ireland, Wales) To be absent from school without a valid excuse; to play truant.

(intransitive, dialectal) To grumble secretly.

(intransitive, dialectal) To pretend poverty.

Synonyms

• bunk off

• skive

Proper noun

Mitch

A diminutive of the male given name Mitchell

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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