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.
WHACKER
whacker, whopper
(noun) something especially big or impressive of its kind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whacker (plural whackers)
One who, or something which, whacks.
(informal) Anything large; a whopper.
Source: Wiktionary
Whack"er, n.
1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]
2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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