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.
RAFFISH
raffish, devil-may-care, rakish
(adjective) marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; “a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors”- Crary Moore
dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
(adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; “a dapper young man”; “a jaunty red hat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
raffish (comparative more raffish, superlative most raffish)
Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.
Anagrams
• Shariff
Source: Wiktionary
Raff"ish, a.
Definition: Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. A sad, raffish, disreputable character. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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