In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
IMPRECATE
curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(verb) utter obscenities or profanities; “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; “The bad witch cursed the child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
imprecate (third-person singular simple present imprecates, present participle imprecating, simple past and past participle imprecated)
(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
Source: Wiktionary
Im"pre*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] Etym: [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]
1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. Rochester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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