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.
JIGGISH
Etymology
Adjective
jiggish (comparative more jiggish, superlative most jiggish)
Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.
Playful; frisky.
She is never sad, and yet not jiggish.
Source: Wiktionary
Jig"gish, a.
1. Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement. Tatler.
2. Playful; frisky. [R.] She is never sad, and yet not jiggish. Habington.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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