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.
SHERLOCK
Etymology
Proper noun
Sherlock (plural Sherlocks)
An English surname.
A male given name from surnames, of rare usage.
(humorous) A detective (from Sherlock Holmes), especially used ironically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.
Verb
Sherlock (third-person singular simple present Sherlocks, present participle Sherlocking, simple past and past participle Sherlocked)
(informal) To deduce.
Synonyms: figure out, solve
(informal) To search.
Synonyms: hunt, seek
(computing slang) To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app.
Verb
sherlock (third-person singular simple present sherlocks, present participle sherlocking, simple past and past participle sherlocked)
Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock
Source: Wiktionary
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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