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.
HYP
Noun
hyp (countable and uncountable, plural hyps)
(informal, entertainment) hypnotism
(informal, entertainment) hypnotist
(mathematics) hypotenuse
hypochondria
Verb
hyp (third-person singular simple present hyps, present participle hypping, simple past and past participle hypped)
(colloquial, dated) To make melancholy.
Anagrams
• PHY
Proper noun
HYP
Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton.
Anagrams
• PHY
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp, n.
Definition: An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural. [Colloq.] Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps. Swift.
Hyp, v. t.
Definition: To make melancholy. [Colloq.] W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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