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.
THUMBY
Etymology 1
Noun
thumby (plural thumbies)
(slang) A little thumb; diminutive term for thumb
Synonyms
• pollex
• thumb
Etymology 2
Adjective
thumby (comparative thumbier, )
Clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs
Dirtied by thumb marks
Source: Wiktionary
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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