Ultimately from the name of Momus, god of mirth, through Latin and Old French.
mome (plural momes)
(obsolete) A dull or stupid person.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mome, n. Etym: [Cf. Mumm, Momus.]
Definition: A dull, silent person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
