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.
TAILSPIN
tailspin, spin
(noun) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
tailspin
(noun) loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tailspin (plural tailspins)
(aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
(figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
(figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Verb
tailspin (third-person singular simple present tailspins, present participle tailspinning, simple past and past participle tailspinned or tailspun)
Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
(figurative) To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Anagrams
• alpinist, anti-slip, antislip, pintails, tailpins
Source: Wiktionary
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