In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PUSSYFOOT
sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
(verb) to go stealthily or furtively; “..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor’s house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
pussyfoot (third-person singular simple present pussyfoots, present participle pussyfooting, simple past and past participle pussyfooted)
(intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.
(intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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