In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FANFARONADE
Etymology
Noun
fanfaronade (countable and uncountable, plural fanfaronades)
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
Verb
fanfaronade (third-person singular simple present fanfaronades, present participle fanfaronading, simple past and past participle fanfaronaded)
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
Source: Wiktionary
Fan*far`on*ade", n. Etym: [F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp. fanfarronada. See Fanfaron.]
Definition: A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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