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.
BOOGER
booger
(noun) dried nasal mucus
bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger
(noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
booger (plural boogers)
(US, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
(US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
(US, slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
Synonyms
• (mucus): bogey, snot, bogie (UK)
• (thing): bugger
Etymology 2
Noun
booger (plural boogers)
(surfing, slang, mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.
Anagrams
• bog ore, goober
Source: Wiktionary
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