bestiality, canapé

Why is Turkey's president suing a German comedian? It involves a poem about bestiality

Turkey tries to have a German comedian locked up—in Germany

German satire and Turkey's thin-skinned president

ECON.ST

canapé

Line breaks: can¦apé

Pronunciation: /ˈkanəpeɪ /

NOUN

1A small piece of bread or pastry with a savoury topping, served with drinks at receptions or formal parties:smoked-salmon canapés

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2A decorative French antique sofa.

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Origin

French, sense 1 being a figurative extension of the sense 'sofa' (as a ‘couch’ on which to place toppings). See alsocanopy.

Denmark moves to ban bestiality

bestiality

Line breaks: bes¦ti|al¦ity

Pronunciation: /bɛstɪˈalɪti /

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

1Savagely cruel or depraved behaviour:there seems no end to the bestiality of men

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