In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOON
Etymology 1
Noun
hoon (plural hoons)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A worthless person; a hooligan or lout. [From 1930s.]
(Australia, slang, dated) A pimp. [From 1950s.]
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars. [From 1980s.]
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attempt or go at something. [From 1980s.]
Verb
hoon (third-person singular simple present hoons, present participle hooning, simple past and past participle hooned)
(Australia, New Zealand) To act loutishly; specifically, to drive excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly.
Etymology 2
Verb
hoon (third-person singular simple present hoons, present participle hooning, simple past and past participle hooned)
To make a hooting or howling sound.
Etymology 3
Noun
hoon (plural hoons)
(historical) A unit of weight (about 0.378125 of a gram, or 0.0133 of an ounce) used to measure opium in British-controlled parts of Asia; a candareen.
Etymology 4
Noun
hoon (plural hoons)
(India, historical) A pagoda, a type of gold coin.
Anagrams
• NoHo, Noho, oh no
Etymology
Proper noun
Hoon (plural Hoons)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoon is the 25295th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 979 individuals. Hoon is most common among White (84.58%) individuals.
Anagrams
• NoHo, Noho, oh no
Source: Wiktionary
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