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.
SAUCINESS
impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness
(noun) inappropriate playfulness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sauciness (countable and uncountable, plural saucinesses)
the property of being saucy
an instance of saucy behavior
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Source: Wiktionary
Sau"ci*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence. Your sauciness will jest upon my love. Shak.
Syn.
– Impudence; impertinence; rudeness; insolence. see Impudence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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