In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GOOMBAY
Etymology
Noun
goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays)
(music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre.
Source: Wiktionary
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CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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