In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BACKSLAP
backslap
(verb) display excessive cordiality (towards); “he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
backslap (third-person singular simple present backslaps, present participle backslapping, simple past and past participle backslapped)
To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
Anagrams
• slap-back, slapback
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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