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.
SCUMMY
scummy
(adjective) covered with scum; “the scummy surface of the polluted pond”
abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
(adjective) of the most contemptible kind; “abject cowardice”; “a low stunt to pull”; “a low-down sneak”; “his miserable treatment of his family”; “You miserable skunk!”; “a scummy rabble”; “a scurvy trick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scummy (comparative scummier, superlative scummiest)
Covered in scum.
(slang) sleazy, worthless, no good
Source: Wiktionary
Scum"my, a.
Definition: Covered with scum; of the nature of scum. Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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