In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FIKE
Etymology 1
Verb
fike (third-person singular simple present fikes, present participle fiking, simple past and past participle fiked)
(ambitransitive) To feign; dissemble; flatter.
Etymology 2
Verb
fike (third-person singular simple present fikes, present participle fiking, simple past and past participle fiked)
(intransitive) To move about in a quick, uneasy way; be constantly in motion.
(transitive) To give trouble to; vex; perplex.
Noun
fike (plural fikes)
Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance.
(UK dialectal) Any trifling peculiarity in regard to work which causes unnecessary trouble; teasing exactness of operation.
Etymology 3
Noun
fike (plural fikes)
(obsolete) A fig.
(UK dialectal) A sore place on the foot.
Anagrams
• Kief, kief, kife
Proper noun
Fike (plural Fikes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fike is the 5459th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6374 individuals. Fike is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Kief, kief, kife
Source: Wiktionary
Fike, n.
Definition: See Fyke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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