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.
LUNGER
consumptive, lunger, tubercular
(noun) a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
lunger
(noun) someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Lunger (plural Lungers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lunger is the 23333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1091 individuals. Lunger is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
lunger (plural lungers)
A person who lunges.
Etymology 2
Noun
lunger (plural lungers)
(slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
(slang, in combination) A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.
Source: Wiktionary
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