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.
FLOPPER
Etymology
Noun
flopper (plural floppers)
One who flops.
(skittles) The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
(US, slang) A person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation.
Anagrams
• pre-flop, preflop
Source: Wiktionary
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