TURNOFF

turnoff

(noun) a side road where you can turn off; “I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way”

turnoff, negative stimulation

(noun) something causing antagonism or loss of interest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

turnoff (plural turnoffs)

A road or path that branches off from a main one.

A distasteful or uninteresting event or practice.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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