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.
SNOBBY
clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
snobby (comparative snobbier, superlative snobbiest)
Characteristic of a snob.
Synonyms
• snobbish
Source: Wiktionary
Snob"by, a.
Definition: Snobbish. [R.] E. B. Ramsay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATECHISM
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