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.
GUNGE
Etymology 1
Noun
gunge (plural gunges)
(obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.
Etymology 2
First attested around 1935-40. Probably an alteration of gunk.
Noun
gunge (usually uncountable, plural gunges)
(British) A soft, sticky or liquid mass; goo; gunk.
(organic chemistry, informal) Tholin.
Verb
gunge (third-person singular simple present gunges, present participle gunging, simple past and past participle gunged)
(often with "up") To clog with gunge.
(British) To cover with gunge.
Synonyms
• goo
• goop
• grunge
• gunk
• slime
Anagrams
• Geung
Source: Wiktionary
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