In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MARABUNTA
Etymology 1
Noun
marabunta (usually uncountable, plural marabuntas)
A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
Etymology 2
Noun
marabunta (plural marabuntas)
Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings
(Guyana) Polistes infuscatus
(Guyana) a mud dauber or a mason wasp
(West Indies) Synoeca surinama
(West Indies) Polybia occidentalis and other species
Source: Wiktionary
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PAMPER
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let’s not mollycoddle our students!”
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