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.
PONG
niff, pong
(noun) an unpleasant smell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Pong
(video games) An early video game from Atari, resembling ping-pong, in which two players control paddles and attempt to intercept a ball.
Etymology 1
Noun
pong (plural pongs)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A stench, a bad smell.
Verb
pong (third-person singular simple present pongs, present participle ponging, simple past and past participle ponged)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To stink, to smell bad.
(slang, acting, pejorative) To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.
Synonyms
• (stink): reek, smell, stink
Etymology 2
Noun
pong (plural pongs)
(networking) A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.
Etymology 3
Noun
pong (plural pongs)
(mahjong) Alternative form of pung
Source: Wiktionary
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