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.
FAW
Etymology 1
Onomatopoetic.
Interjection
faw
Alternative form of faugh
Synonyms
• (disgust): bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck; see also yuck
• (contempt): feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also bah
Etymology 2
Preposition
faw
Eye dialect spelling of for; chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.
Etymology 3
Noun
faw (plural faws)
A gypsy.
Anagrams
• FWA, WAF
Proper noun
Faw (plural Faws)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Faw is the 20792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1270 individuals. Faw is most common among White (90.24%) individuals.
Anagrams
• FWA, WAF
Source: Wiktionary
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