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.
BLAM
Etymology 1
By onomatopoeia.
Noun
blam (plural blams)
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
Interjection
blam
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
Verb
blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed) (slang, Multicultural London English, regional African-American Vernacular)
(intransitive) To shoot, to let gunfire pass.
(transitive) To shoot, to kill by gunshot.
Etymology 2
Noun
blam (uncountable)
(internet, informal) spam posted to a blog
Anagrams
• ALBM, BAML, LBMA, Lamb, balm, lamb
Source: Wiktionary
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