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.
CALLITHUMP
shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling
(noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
callithump, callathump, callithump parade
(noun) a noisy boisterous parade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
callithump (plural callithumps)
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"li*thump`, n.
Definition: A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horus, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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