Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BALLER
Etymology
Noun
baller (plural ballers)
A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
(slang) One who plays basketball; a basketballer.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
Adjective
baller (comparative more baller, superlative most baller)
(African-American Vernacular, slang) Very cool, especially due to extravagance.
Anagrams
• Bellar
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