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.
GUYS
Noun
guys
plural of guy
Verb
guys
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guy
Anagrams
• yugs
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Guys
A town in Tennessee.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Guys (plural er-noun)
plural of Guy
Noun
Guys
plural of Guy
Anagrams
• yugs
Source: Wiktionary
GUY
Guy, n. Etym: [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide. See Guide, and cf. Gye.]
Definition: A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.
Guy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Guying.]
Definition: To steady or guide with a guy.
Guy, n.
1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert.
2. A person of queer looks or dress. Dickens.
Guy, v. t.
Definition: To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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