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.
TOTTY
Etymology 1
Noun
totty (uncountable)
(British, slang) sexually attractive women considered collectively; usually connoting a connection with the upper class.
(British, slang) an individual sexually attractive woman
Usage notes
Although denoting a countable subject, the noun is most often a mass noun. A single person is described as "some totty" or "a bit of totty". But a group of people can also be referred to as "some totty" or "the totty".
Synonyms
• talent
Etymology 2
Adjective
totty (comparative more totty, superlative most totty)
(UK, obsolete, dialect) unsteady; dizzy; tottery
Etymology 3
Adjective
totty
(now, chiefly, Scotland) Tiny, wee.
Source: Wiktionary
Tot"ty, a. Etym: [OE. toti. Cf. Totter.]
Definition: Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Scott. For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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