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.
JAMMER
jammer
(noun) a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jammer (plural jammers)
Any device used to jam radio reception.
A form of swimwear used by athletes.
A musician who jams.
A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
(roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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