In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BEGLOOM
Etymology
Verb
begloom (third-person singular simple present beglooms, present participle beglooming, simple past and past participle begloomed)
(transitive, rare) To make gloomy; darken.
(transitive, archaic) To sadden.
Source: Wiktionary
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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