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.
SIDEWINDERS
Noun
sidewinders
plural of sidewinder
Source: Wiktionary
SIDEWINDER
Side"wind`er, n.
1. (Zoöl.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.
2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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