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.
PERVERSION
perversion
(noun) the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); “it was a perversion of justice”
perversion, sexual perversion
(noun) an aberrant sexual practice
perversion
(noun) a curve that reverses the direction of something; “the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion”; “perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perversion (countable and uncountable, plural perversions)
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance.
(geometry) Tendril perversion.
Antonyms
• normophilia
Anagrams
• overripens
Source: Wiktionary
Per*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See Pervert.]
Definition: The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use. "Violations and perversions of the laws." Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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