In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SCUNGE
Etymology
Noun
scunge (countable and uncountable, plural scunges)
(uncountable, slang) Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.
(countable, slang) A scrounger; one who habitually borrows.
(countable, slang) A dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance.
(countable, slang, derogatory) A scoundrel; a worthless or despicable person.
Synonyms
• (muck): grime, muck, scum
• (scrounger): bludger
• (dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance): dag
• (scoundrel): scoundrel
Verb
scunge (third-person singular simple present scunges, present participle scungeing or scunging, simple past and past participle scunged)
To mark with scunge; to begrime or besmirch.
To slink about; to sneak, to insinuate.
To scrounge; to borrow.
Source: Wiktionary
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