Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
OBLOQUY
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions
obloquy, opprobrium
(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obloquy (countable and uncountable, plural obloquies)
Abusive language.
Disgrace.
(archaic) A false accusation; malevolent rumors.
Synonyms
• (abusive language): defamation, insult
• (disgrace): opprobrium
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"lo*quy, n. Etym: [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.]
1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction Addison.
2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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