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.
OINK
grunt, oink
(noun) the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
squeal, oink
(verb) utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Imitative of the sound.
Interjection
oink
Representing the sound made by a pig.
Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
Noun
oink (plural oinks)
The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
Synonyms
• grunt
Verb
oink (third-person singular simple present oinks, present participle oinking, simple past and past participle oinked)
(intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
Synonyms
• grunt
Anagrams
• ikon, kino
Source: Wiktionary
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