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.
BLIGHTY
Blighty
(noun) a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Blighty
(military slang) Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad.
Noun
Blighty (plural Blighties)
(military slang) synonym of Blighty one
Noun
blighty (plural blighties)
Alternative form of Blighty
Source: Wiktionary
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