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.
SPEAKEASY
speakeasy
(noun) (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
speakeasy (plural speakeasies or speakeasys)
An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
Usage notes
Connotations of a classy establishment – some required coat and tie – compared with a more downmarket blind pig or blind tiger.
Synonyms
• blind pig
• blind tiger
Source: Wiktionary
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