In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
KNAVERY
dishonesty, knavery
(noun) lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knavery (countable and uncountable, plural knaveries)
The tricks or antics of a knave; boyish mischief.
An unprincipled action; deceit.
Anagrams
• varenyk
Source: Wiktionary
Knav"er*y, n.; pl. Knaveries (.
1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action. This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name. Shak.
2. pl.
Definition: Roguish or mischievous tricks. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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