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.
grift (plural grifts)
(US, slang) A confidence game or swindle. [from 1906]
• See also deception
grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)
(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.]
(intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money illegally. [from early 20th c.]
(intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.
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28 May 2025
(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”
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.