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.
STOOZING
Etymology
Verb
stoozing
present participle of stooze
Noun
stoozing (uncountable)
(slang) A form of arbitrage in which money is borrowed at an interest rate of 0% and invested elsewhere to make a profit until the borrowing period ends.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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