POOKA

Etymology 1

Noun

pooka (plural pookas)

A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.

Etymology 2

Noun

pooka (plural pookas)

A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Usage notes

Incorporated from Hawaiian into English by sailors in the US Navy as a name for a place (especially aboard a ship) to store or hide objects, or the action of storing an object in such a place.

Anagrams

• Oopak

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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