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.
TIPSINESS
drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
(noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tipsiness (usually uncountable, plural tipsinesses)
The property of being tipsy.
Source: Wiktionary
Tip"si*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being tipsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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