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.
HONKER
honker, Canada goose, Canadian goose, Branta canadensis
(noun) common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
(noun) informal terms for the nose
honker
(noun) a driver who causes his car’s horn to make a loud honking sound; “the honker was fined for disturbing the peace”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
honker (plural honkers)
One who honks.
(informal) A large nose.
(informal) A wild goose.
(slang, mostly, in the plural) A woman's breast.
(slang) Anything impressively large; a whopper.
(slang) A loud burst of flatulence.
(slang) The telephone.
Synonyms
• See also nose
Source: Wiktionary
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