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.
HUFFER
Proper noun
Huffer (plural Huffers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Huffer is the 12089th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2578 individuals. Huffer is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
huffer (plural huffers)
A bully; a blusterer.
A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols.
Synonyms
• (blusterer): see braggart
Hypernyms
• (addict): see addict
Source: Wiktionary
Huff"er, n.
Definition: A bully; a blusterer. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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