In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHORISH
Etymology
Adjective
whorish (comparative more whorish, superlative most whorish)
(vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore.
Synonyms: hookerish, meretricious, sluttery, slutlike, sluttish, slutty, tartish, tarty, trampy, whorey, whorelike
Source: Wiktionary
Whor"ish, a.
Definition: Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.
– Whor"ish*ly, adv.
– Whor"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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