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.
SWANK
swank, swanky
(adjective) imposingly fashionable and elegant; “a swank apartment”
chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word
(noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable
flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank
(verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; “he showed off his new sports car”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
swank (comparative swanker, superlative swankest)
Fashionably elegant, posh.
Noun
swank (countable and uncountable, plural swanks)
A fashionably elegant person.
Ostentation; bravado.
Verb
swank (third-person singular simple present swanks, present participle swanking, simple past and past participle swanked)
To swagger, to show off.
Anagrams
• Kwans, kawns, knaws, wanks
Proper noun
Swank (plural Swanks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swank is the 4526th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7832 individuals. Swank is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Kwans, kawns, knaws, wanks
Source: Wiktionary
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