In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GAUDINESS
garishness, gaudiness
(noun) strident color or excessive ornamentation
flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
(noun) tasteless showiness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gaudiness (countable and uncountable, plural gaudinesses)
Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
Anagrams
• Agnus Deis
Source: Wiktionary
Gaud"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being gaudy. Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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