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.
WHOMP
whomp
(verb) beat overwhelmingly
cuff, whomp
(verb) hit with the hand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
whomp (third-person singular simple present whomps, present participle whomping, simple past and past participle whomped)
(slang) Hit extremely hard.
Source: Wiktionary
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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