Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SPANKINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
spankingly (comparative more spankingly, superlative most spankingly)
In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
Source: Wiktionary
SPANKING
Spank"ing, a.
1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing. Four spanking grays ready harnessed. G. Colman, the Younger.
2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]
SPANK
Spank (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanking.] Etym: [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.]
Definition: To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.
Spank, n.
Definition: A blow with the open hand; a slap.
Spank, v. i.
Definition: To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. Thackeray.
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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