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.
SHARPISH
Etymology
Adjective
sharpish (not comparable)
(informal) Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).
(informal) Somewhat sharp; not blunt.
Adverb
sharpish (not comparable)
(informal) Rapidly, soon.
You'd better mend your ways sharpish!
Source: Wiktionary
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