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.
MIDDIES
Etymology 1
Noun
middies
plural of middie
Etymology 2
Noun
middies (uncountable)
(slang) Middle-grade marijuana.
Synonyms
• mids
Coordinate terms
• mersh, regs, schwag
• kine bud, kind bud, KB, KBs
• heads, headies
Source: Wiktionary
MIDDY
Mid"dy, n.; pl. Middies (.
Definition: A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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