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.
EMCEE
emcee, compere
(verb) act as a master of ceremonies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the pronunciation of the abbreviation MC, master of ceremonies.
Noun
emcee (plural emcees)
Alternative form of MC in its senses as
Master of ceremonies.
(music) A rapper.
Verb
emcee (third-person singular simple present emcees, present participle emceeing, simple past and past participle emceed)
(ambitransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
(intransitive, music) To rap as part of a hip-hop performance.
Synonyms
• (act as the master of ceremonies): compere (UK)
• (rap): See rap
Anagrams
• Meece
Source: Wiktionary
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