parrotry (usually uncountable, plural parrotries)
Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else's words or sayings; mindless repetition. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Par"rot*ry, n.
Definition: Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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.
