In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BACKTALK
sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
(noun) an impudent or insolent rejoinder; “don’t give me any of your sass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
backtalk (uncountable)
(US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
Synonyms
• (verbal impudence or argument): backchat (UK), derision, lip, sass, rebuttal
Verb
backtalk (third-person singular simple present backtalks, present participle backtalking, simple past and past participle backtalked)
(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
Synonyms
• (disputatively or sarcastically respond): backchat (UK), mouth off, sass
Anagrams
• talk back, talkback
Source: Wiktionary
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