In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FRESHIE
Etymology
Noun
freshie (countable and uncountable, plural freshies)
(countable, colloquial, US) A freshman.
(countable, colloquial, UK) A new immigrant (usually to the UK).
(countable, colloquial, Australia) A freshwater crocodile
(uncountable, colloquial, skiing) Freshly fallen snow.
Synonyms
• (freshman): fresher, frosh
• (new immigrant): comeling, FOB, greener, newling; see also newcomer
Anagrams
• freeish, heifers
Source: Wiktionary
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11 May 2024
FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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