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.
MISPLAY
error, misplay
(noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
misplay
(verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner
misplay
(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misplay (third-person singular simple present misplays, present participle misplaying, simple past and past participle misplayed)
(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.
Noun
misplay (plural misplays)
A wrong play.
Anagrams
• impalsy
Source: Wiktionary
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