In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HIZZONER
Proper noun
Hizzoner
(slang, US) Eye dialect spelling of His Honor, the mayor, especially of a large city.
Usage notes
Cities in which the mayor is often called "Hizzoner" include Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, New Orleans, and New York City. The term can, but not always, connote a sense of "hardball" common to American urban politics.
Etymology
From his honor.
Noun
hizzoner (plural hizzoners)
(informal, often, humorous) Any mayor
Mike asked nothing in return for his generosity, but when election day came up, the contending candidates for mayor both withdrew and the villagers swarmed to the polls to elect Mike Colikas by a vote of 2,145 to 2.
"He's the mayor's favorite golf partner. Once I had to deliver an envelope to hizzoner at the Bel-Air Country Club, and he introduced me to Sturmack."
Source: Wiktionary
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