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.
SLALOM
slalom
(noun) a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
slalom
(verb) race on skis around obstacles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slalom (countable and uncountable, plural slaloms)
(uncountable, sports) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
(uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
(countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom.
(countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
Verb
slalom (third-person singular simple present slaloms, present participle slaloming, simple past and past participle slalomed)
(intransitive) To race in a slalom.
(intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner.
Anagrams
• Mallos, Mollas, mollas, ollams
Source: Wiktionary
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