ruffin (comparative more ruffin, superlative most ruffin)
(obsolete) disordered
Ruffin (plural Ruffins)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruffin is the 2231st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16324 individuals. Ruffin is most common among Black/African American (80.4%) and White (13.75%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ruf"fin, a. Etym: [See Ruffian.]
Definition: Disordered. [Obs.] His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
