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.
SHMOOSE
shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
shmoose (third-person singular simple present shmooses, present participle shmoosing, simple past and past participle shmoosed)
Alternative form of schmooze
Anagrams
• mooshes
Source: Wiktionary
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16 April 2025
RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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