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.
GUESSTIMATE
guesstimate, guestimate
(noun) an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
guesstimate
(verb) estimate based on a calculation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guesstimate (plural guesstimates)
(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
Verb
guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)
(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.
Anagrams
• guestimates
Source: Wiktionary
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