In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BACKFLIP
Etymology
Noun
backflip (plural backflips)
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
• Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007
Verb
backflip (third-person singular simple present backflips, present participle backflipping, simple past and past participle backflipped)
To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
Source: Wiktionary
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14 May 2025
TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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