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.
PUCKISH
arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked
(adjective) naughtily or annoyingly playful; “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”; “a wicked prank”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
puckish (comparative more puckish, superlative most puckish)
Mischievous; excessively playful.
Synonyms
• (mischievous): impish, mischievous, playful
Anagrams
• hickups
Source: Wiktionary
Puck"ish, a. Etym: [From Puck.]
Definition: Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous. "Puckish freaks." J. R. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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