In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOAXER
prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker
(noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoaxer (plural hoaxers)
Someone who perpetrates hoaxes.
Synonyms
• hoaxster (rare)
Source: Wiktionary
Hoax"er, n.
Definition: One who hoaxes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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