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.
SHEENY
glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
(adjective) reflecting light; “glistening bodies of swimmers”; “the horse’s glossy coat”; “lustrous auburn hair”; “saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet”; “shining white enamel”
kike, hymie, sheeny, yid
(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sheeny (plural sheenies)
(slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew.
Synonyms: Yid (not always pejorative), heeb, hymie, kike, shylock
(slang) A cheat or fraudster.
Etymology 2
Adjective
sheeny (comparative sheenier, superlative sheeniest)
having a sheen; glossy
Bright; shining; radiant.
Anagrams
• Heyens, Heynes
Source: Wiktionary
Sheen"y, a.
Definition: Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. "A sheeny summer morn." Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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