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.
GALOOT
galoot
(noun) a disreputable or clumsy man
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
galoot (plural galoots)
(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
Synonyms: clodhopper, lout, lummox, oaf
Source: Wiktionary
Ga*loot", n.
Definition: A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow; a rowdy. [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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