In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HORRIPILATE
horripilate
(verb) cause (someone’s) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; “Hitchcock movies horripilate me”
horripilate
(verb) have one’s hair stand on end and get goosebumps; “I horripilate when I see violence on television”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
horripilate (third-person singular simple present horripilates, present participle horripilating, simple past and past participle horripilated)
(ambitransitive) To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples. [from 1620s]
Synonyms
• have goose flesh or goose skin
• have one's hair stand on end
• perscopate (obsolete)
Anagrams
• retrophilia
Source: Wiktionary
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