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.
POOF
fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf
(noun) offensive term for a homosexual man
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
poof
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
Verb
poof (third-person singular simple present poofs, present participle poofing, simple past and past participle poofed)
To vanish or disappear.
To break wind; to fart.
Noun
poof (plural poofs)
The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
Etymology 2
Noun
poof (plural poofs or pooves)
(UK, Australia, NZ, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Synonym: Thesaurus:male homosexual
Source: Wiktionary
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