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.
SCALLY
Etymology
Noun
scally (plural scallies)
(pejorative) A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag.
(Northern England, especially in Manchester and Merseyside, pejorative) A jobless yob who has little or no education and is suspected of having committed some type of crime.
A flat cap or driving cap.
Anagrams
• Scylla
Proper noun
Scally (plural Scallys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scally is the 20512nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1293 individuals. Scally is most common among White (92.58%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Scylla
Source: Wiktionary
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