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.
GASPER
Etymology
Noun
gasper (plural gaspers)
Agent noun of gasp; a person or animal that gasps.
(British, slang) A cigarette.
(BDSM, slang) One who is aroused by asphyxiation.
Anagrams
• gapers, grapes, pagers, parges, sparge
Proper noun
Gasper (plural Gaspers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gasper is the 6869th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4898 individuals. Gasper is most common among White (81.14%) individuals.
Anagrams
• gapers, grapes, pagers, parges, sparge
Source: Wiktionary
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AIR
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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