Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
VERBIAGE
wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
(noun) the manner in which something is expressed in words; “use concise military verbiage”- G.S.Patton
verbiage, verbalism
(noun) overabundance of words
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
verbiage (countable and uncountable, plural verbiages)
Overabundance of words.
The manner in which something is expressed in words.
Usage notes
Because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of verbiage it is preferred to use diction, phrasing, etc. to describe the manner in which something is expressed in words.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"bi*age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a word. See Verb.]
Definition: The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. W. Irving. This barren verbiage current among men. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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