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.
SWANKIEST
SWANKY
swank, swanky
(adjective) imposingly fashionable and elegant; “a swank apartment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
swankiest
superlative form of swanky: most swanky
Source: Wiktionary
SWANKY
Swank"ie, Swank"y, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schwank flexible, pliant.]
Definition: An active and clever young fellow. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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