In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FLAKINESS
flakiness
(noun) having or breaking into thin crisp flakes
craziness, daftness, flakiness
(noun) informal terms for insanity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flakiness (usually uncountable, plural flakinesses)
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
Source: Wiktionary
Flak"i*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being flaky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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