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.
ROTGUTS
Noun
rotguts
plural of rotgut
Source: Wiktionary
ROTGUT
Rot"gut, n.
1. Bad small beer. [Slang]
2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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