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.
GROOVY
groovy, swagger
(adjective) (British informal) very chic; “groovy clothes”
bully, bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old
(adjective) very good; “he did a bully job”; “a neat sports car”; “had a great time at the party”; “you look simply smashing”; “we had a grand old time”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
(dated) Set in one's ways.
Etymology 2
Adjective
groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]
Noun
groovy (plural groovies)
(dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person.
Source: Wiktionary
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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