In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POOBAH
Etymology
Noun
poobah (plural poobahs)
A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time.
A leader or other important person.
A pompous, self-important person.
Source: Wiktionary
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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