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.
PARASAILING
parasailing, paragliding
(noun) gliding in a parasail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
parasailing (uncountable)
A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.
Synonyms
• paraflying
• parakiting
• parascending
Verb
parasailing
present participle of parasail
Source: Wiktionary
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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