In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
(noun) a licensed medical practitioner; “I felt so bad I went to see my doctor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Doc
A nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.
(slang, usually, in the plural) A Doc Marten shoe.
(slang, United States military) A common form of address for combat medics, especially naval hospital corpsmen.
(slang, rare) A person employed in a medical field, such as a nurse or doctor's assistant.
• C.O.D., CDO, COD, OCD, ODC, cod
doc (plural docs)
(informal) A doctor.
doc (plural docs)
(informal, usually, in the plural) A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.
doc (plural docs)
(informal) A documentary.
• C.O.D., CDO, COD, OCD, ODC, cod
DOC (plural DOCs)
Initialism of drug of choice.
Initialism of Department of Corrections.
(science) Initialism of dissolved organic carbon.
• C.O.D., CDO, COD, OCD, ODC, cod
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.