In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BUMMED
BUM
mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite
bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about
(verb) be lazy or idle; “Her son is just bumming around all day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
bummed
simple past tense and past participle of bum
Adjective
bummed (comparative more bummed, superlative most bummed)
synonym of bummed out
Source: Wiktionary
BUM
Bum, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.]
Definition: The buttock. [Low] Shak.
Bum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bummed (; p. pr. & vb.n. Bumming ( Etym: [See Boom, v. i., to roar.]
Definition: To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson.
Bum, n.
Definition: A humming noise. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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