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.
VAMOOSE
decamp, skip, vamoose
(verb) leave suddenly; “She persuaded him to decamp”; “skip town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vamoose (third-person singular simple present vamooses, present participle vamoosing, simple past and past participle vamoosed)
(ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.
(intransitive, slang) To hurry.
(intransitive, informal) To be expelled.
Synonyms
• (to run away): See Thesaurus:flee
• (to hurry): See Thesaurus:rush
• (to be expelled): See Thesaurus:go away
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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