In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIVEBOMB
Etymology
Verb
divebomb (third-person singular simple present divebombs, present participle divebombing, simple past and past participle divebombed)
(of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
(of a bird) To attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.
(of a motorist) To overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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