In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXTRAVAGANCE
extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life
(noun) excessive spending
extravagance, prodigality, profligacy
(noun) the trait of spending extravagantly
extravagance, extravagancy
(noun) the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; “we were surprised by the extravagance of his description”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extravagance (countable and uncountable, plural extravagances)
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
Synonyms
• lavishness
• profusion
• wildness
• irregularity
• excess
• prodigality
• profusion
• waste
• unreasonableness
• recklessness
Antonyms
• frugality
• economize
• moderation
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*trav"a*gance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. extravagance. See Extravagant, and cf. Extravaganza.]
1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.
2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands. Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance. Dryden. The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance. Arbuthnot.
Syn.
– Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion; waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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