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.
SHITCAN
Etymology
Noun
shitcan (plural shitcans)
(vulgar) A receptacle for holding excrement, especially the removable can on a latrine.
(vulgar) A garbage can or wastepaper basket.
(vulgar) A shoddy vehicle.
Synonyms
• (receptacle for excrement): shit bowl, shitpot, shitter, can; see also chamber pot
• (waste container): See waste bin
• (shoddy vehicle): shitbox, piece of shit, lemon
Verb
shitcan (third-person singular simple present shitcans, present participle shitcanning, simple past and past participle shitcanned)
(vulgar slang, transitive) Alternative form of shit-can
Anagrams
• chantis, hitscan
Source: Wiktionary
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