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.
SAVVIES
Verb
savvies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of savvy
Source: Wiktionary
SAVVY
Sav"vy, Sav"vey, v. t. & i. [Written also savey.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know]
Definition: To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]
Sav"vy, Sav"vey, n.
Definition: Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp. [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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