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.
DAFTNESS
craziness, daftness, flakiness
(noun) informal terms for insanity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
daftness (countable and uncountable, plural daftnesses)
Property of being daft.
(countable) Something that is daft.
Source: Wiktionary
Daft"ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being daft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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