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.
WEIRDIE
creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook
(noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
weirdie (plural weirdies)
(informal) Someone or something weird.
Synonyms
• bizarro, kook, odd duck, weirdo; see also strange person
Source: Wiktionary
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