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.
SIGMOIDECTOMY
sigmoidectomy
(noun) surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sigmoidectomy (plural sigmoidectomies)
(surgery) A colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed.
Source: Wiktionary
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CUNT
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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