An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
VOMITORIUM
Etymology
Noun
vomitorium (plural vomitoria or vomitoriums)
A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
(see Usage notes) An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating.
Usage notes
• The sense of "a place to vomit" has come about as a misunderstanding of the original meaning of the word; although this newer sense is strictly incorrect, it is now common.
Synonyms
• (passage): vomitory
Source: Wiktionary
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Word of the Day
7 January 2025
UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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