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.
SHOWBIZZY
Etymology
Adjective
showbizzy (comparative more showbizzy, superlative most showbizzy)
(informal) Of or pertaining to showbiz; glitzy, glamorous (possibly implying a lack of intellectual depth).
Source: Wiktionary
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