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.
NAPPER
Etymology
Noun
napper (plural nappers)
a person who takes a nap
(obsolete) a sheep stealer
(slang) the head
(obsolete) a machine used to raise the nap on cloth
Synonyms
• (sheep thief): sheepstealer
Hypernyms
• (sheep thief): see rustler
Anagrams
• papern, rappen
Proper noun
Napper (plural Nappers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Napper is the 11216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2819 individuals. Napper is most common among White (57.57%) and Black/African American (37.96%) individuals.
Anagrams
• papern, rappen
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
24 January 2025
AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Coffee Trivia
