In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHONKY
Etymology
Adjective
shonky (comparative shonkier, superlative shonkiest)
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.
Noun
shonky (plural shonkies)
(Australia) A dishonest person.
Source: Wiktionary
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