In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOURISTY
touristed, touristy
(adjective) visited by throngs of tourists; “of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed”; “tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
touristy (comparative more touristy, superlative most touristy)
(informal, often pejorative) Of, relating to, catering to/for, or visited by tourists.
Synonyms
• touristic
Anagrams
• yttrious
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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