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.
FROGGY
Etymology
Noun
froggy (plural froggies)
(childish or endearing) A frog.
(ethnic slur, offensive) A Frenchman.
Adjective
froggy (comparative froggier or more froggy, superlative froggiest or most froggy)
Froglike.
Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse.
Inclined to fight.
Aggressive.
Energetic or strong.
Synonyms
• froggish
• froglike
• frogly
• ranine
Source: Wiktionary
Frog"gy, a.
Definition: Abounding in frogs. Sherwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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