STIM

Etymology 1

Noun

stim (plural stims)

Any repetitive self-stimulatory action. Prototypically done by autistic people to combat a lack of or excessive stimulation and also done by neurotypical people.

Verb

stim (third-person singular simple present stims, present participle stimming, simple past and past participle stimmed)

To perform such an action.

Etymology 2

Noun

stim (plural stims)

(slang) A stimulant drug.

Anagrams

• ISTM, ITSM, MiST, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, mist, smit

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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