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.
YUK
Interjection
yuk
(onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.
Noun
yuk (plural yuks)
(slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
Verb
yuk (third-person singular simple present yuks, present participle yukking, simple past and past participle yukked)
To laugh exuberantly.
Anagrams
• kyu
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