pathic (plural pathics)
(now literary) synonym of bottom: a passive male partner in homosexual anal intercourse.
pathic (comparative more pathic, superlative most pathic)
Passive; suffering.
Relating to disease.
• haptic, phatic
Source: Wiktionary
Path"ic, n. Etym: [L. pathicus, Gr.
Definition: A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson.
Path"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Passive; suffering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
